Civil Rights and the Supreme Court

Which court case created the constitutionality of "Separate but Equal"?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Marbury v Madison
• Miranda v. Arizona

When Linda Brown was stopped from going to the school closest to her home, this led to what legal case in 1954?

• Beacon vs Board of Education of New York City, New York

• Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

• Brown vs Board of Education of Chicago, Illinois

• Brown vs Board of Marchers, Topeka, Kansas

What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?

• African-Americas could play sports
• Segregation of public schools became legal
• Segregation in public schools became illegal
• MLK led the March on Washington

The Supreme Court hears what type of law?

• Constitutional
• Civil
• Criminal
• Military

This Supreme Court case established students have a first amendment right to freedom of SPEECH as long as it doesn't cause a disruption.

• Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
• Tinker v. DesMoines
• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
• Gideon v Wainwright

This Supreme Court case established that all citizens have a right to an attorney (legal counsel) even if they can not afford one.

• District of Columbia v. Heller
• Tinker v. DesMoines
• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
• Gideon v Wainwright

Which amendment ensured citizenship and the basic rights of all citizens?  

• 13th amendment
• 14th amendment
• 15th amendment
• 16th amendment

The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?

• Assimilation 
• Civil Rights
• Segregation        
• Desegregation

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During WWII, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese-American citizens to internment camps was constitutional. Over 40 years later, it was officially admitted that this ruling was in violation of the concept of limited government.

• Korematsu v. US
• University of California v. Bakke
• Roe v. Wade
• Gideon v. Wainwright

In this case the court upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy. Specific quotas are not allowable, however. 

• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Grutter v. Bollinger
• Roe v. Wade