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Supreme Court Regents Review

Authored by Megan Egitto

History

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The decision of Marbury v. Madison was significant because it established that the Supreme Court

had to limit powers over state courts

had the power to choose its own members

could declare a federal law unconstitutional

could impeach the president and other government officials

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade are similar in that both cases dealt with a woman's right to

privacy

medical insurance

equal pay for equal work

participate in school sports

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States and the passage of the Patriot Act demonstrates the principle that the federal government can

guarantee citizens the right to bear arms

restrict the power of the President

limit individual rights in times of national emergency

expand the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected civil rights in the United States by

ruling that segregated public facilities were unconstitutional

rejecting the legal basis of Jim Crow laws

approving racial segregation in public facilities

strengthening the protections of the 14th Amendment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One way in which the Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) are similar is that each decision

defined the rights of students in public schools

strengthened the role of the police in the arrest process

demonstrated the court's disapproval of increasing crime rates

expanded the constitutional rights of persons accused of crimes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which groups benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

abolitionists

immigrants

slave owners

enslaved persons

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Korematsu v. United States (1944) the Supreme Court upheld the military order excluding Japanese Americans from the West Coast on the basis that the action was considered

a matter of national security

a necessity for the economy

an attempt to limit immigration from Japan

a way to protect Japanese Americans from anti-Japanese hysteria

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