Landmark US Supreme Court Cases

Which Chief Justice ruled under the cases of Marbury v. Madison (1803), McCullouch v. Maryland(1819), and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

• Marshall

• Warren

• Taney

• Roberts

Under the Marshall Court, decisions made by the Supreme Court consistently strengthened the...

• State governments

• National Government

• Economic welfare of the nation

• Wealthy elite of the US population

Which Supreme Court Justice decided on cases that dealt with the rights of the accused?

• Warren

• Marshall

• Taney

• Roberts

Which 1896 Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was constitutional based on the separate but equal clause?

• Brown v. Bd of Ed

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Marbury v. Madison

Which Supreme Court decision ruled that segregation of public school was unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Bd. of Ed.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Schenck v. US

Which Supreme Court case establish the principle of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCullouch v. Maryland

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Miranda v. Arizona

Which Supreme Court case decided that slaves did not have legal rights and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Engel v. Vitale

Northern Securities Co. v. US, Standard Oil v. US, and US v. EC Knight Co. are all Supreme Court cases that centered around which congressional act?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Graduate Income Tax

Northern Securities Co. v. US, Standard Oil v. US, and US v. EC Knight Co. are all Supreme Court cases that centered around which congressional act?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Graduate Income Tax

Which case involved freedom of expression as two siblings were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbolic protest of the Vietnam War?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Schenck v. US

• US v. Nixon

• Korematsu v. US