Supreme Court Cases Review #2

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

• The president is accountable for obeying the law.

• The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.

• The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

• The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foregin governments.

Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

• freedom of expression

• self-incrimination

• freedom of speech

• right to a jury trial

Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

• District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

• Hazelwood v. Kulhmeier (1988)

• In re Greene (1930)

• In re Gault (1967)

States must pay for public defenders as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

• District of Columbia v. Heller

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision

• upheld the consitutionality of a national bank

• limited presidential control of foreign policy

• advanced civil rights for minorities

• Established the power of judicial review

How did the Supreme Court decisions in Gideon v, Wainwright and Miranda v. Arizona affect individual liberties?

• Prevented the use of organized prayer in public schools

• Eliminated the poll tax as a voting requirement

• Required equal pay for men and women performing the same job

• Expanded the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes.

Which Supreme Court decision addresses the need for public schools to balance students' rights with principals' responsibilities?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Bush v. Gore

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established the general principle that

• states could use poll taxes and literacy tests to establish voting requirements

• states could not prevent blacks from voting just because their grandparents had been slaves.

• states could require separate accommodations on trains, in schools and the like, for blacks and whites as long as the accommodations were equal

• Congress could take away a state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives if the state refused to allow blacks to vote in Congressional elections.

"In practically all jurisdictions, there are rights granted to adults which are withheld from juveniles...Under our Constitution, the condition of being a boy (or girl) does not justify a kangaroo court (an unfair trial)."

-Justice Abe Fortas, In re Gault 1967

According to the Supreme Court, why should juveniles have the same right to a fair trial that adults have?

• Juveniles should not be tried for their cimes at all.

• Being a child is not a good enough reason to deny them this right

• Since they are denied other rights, they deserve this one.

• The U.S. Constitution does not does protect juvenile delinquents.

Two important Supreme Court cases, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, involved the First Amendment rights of students. Which of the following statements is true?

• Tinker expanded First Amendment rights for students while Kuhlmeier limited First Amendment rights for students.

• Both cases expanded First Amendment rights for students.

• Both cases limited First Amendment rights for students.

• Kuhlmeier expanded First Amendment rights for students while Tinker limited First Amendment rights for students.