Supreme Court Cases

Which of the following U. S. Supreme Court decisions addressed affirmative action?

• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

• Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established that "separate but equal" laws did not violate the United States Constitution. This decision allowed states to enact

• black codes

• Jim Crow laws

• immigration quotas

• the Chines Exclusion Act

The United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which principle upheld in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision?

• freedom of speech

• separate but equal

• clear and present danger

• right to petition the government

What was the effect of the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) decision?

• it unified the North in its support of slavery

• it prompted federal support of states' rights

• it incited further sectionalism in the country

• it resulted in other slaves petitioning the court for freedom

The Miranda Warning resulted from a case that came before the Warren Court in 1966 called Miranda v. Arizona. The Miranda Warning upholds the Bill of Rights by

• assuring everyone's right to vote in federal elections

• protecting the rights of individuals being accused

• allowing the court to hold an individual for as long as it wants

• assisting individuals in finding a lawyer that always will win the case

In Tinker v. Des Moines involved which constitutional amendment?

• the First

• the Second

• the Fifth

• the Eighth

What conclusion can be made about the effect of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case?

• it received greater support in the North than in the South

• it resulted in less need for the Underground Railroad

• it strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law and further divided the country

• it prompted Congress to pass new legislation protecting the rights of slaveholders

This case established the policy of judicial review

• Brown vs. Board of Education
• Tinker vs. Des Moines
• Marbury vs. Madison
• Morse v. Frederick

This case said the courts had to provide lawyers for those who can't afford one

• Mapp v. Ohio
• Terry v. Ohio
• Gideon vs. Wainwright
• Miranda v. Arizona

This decision allowed for women to have abortions

• Roe vs. Wade
• Griswold v. Connecticut
• Mapp v. Ohio
• New Jersey v. T.L.O.