Supreme Court / Constitution

What is the role of the judiciary?

• To make laws

• To interpret laws

• To execute laws

• To do my bidding

Prior to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, what was the conservative-to-liberal ratio in the Supreme Court?

• 5-4

• 6-3

• 7-2

• 8-1

Which ruling ended "separate but equal" in public schools removing the constitutional justification for segregation?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• New Jersey v. T.L.O.

• Bethel School District v. Fraser

This decision allowed for women to have abortions

• Roe vs. Wade

• Griswold v. Connecticut

• Mapp v. Ohio

• New Jersey v. T.L.O.

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• declare laws passed by Congress, the States or actions of the president unconstitutional

• review the Constitution and make laws

• review the Constitution and veto laws

• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

In Obergefell v Hodges (2015), which of the following clauses of the 14th Amendment was cited in ruling state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional?

• Equal Protection Clause only

• Due Process Clause only

• Equal Protection Clause & Due Process Clause

• Neither the Equal Protection Clause & Due Process Clause

This ruling in the mid-1960's created a constitutional "right to privacy"?

• Roe v Wade

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Furman v. Georgia

• Griswold v Conneticut

In which case did The Supreme Court rule that a "separate but equal" provision of a Louisiana law was constitutional establishing the principle of segregation (until it was overturned in 1954).

• Regents of California v. Bakke

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines School District

The Due Process clause (of the 14th Amendment) has been interpreted to offer Substantive Due Process. What does this term mean?

• Individuals have a right to a fair trial

• That some rights not listed in the Constitution are so important that they must be protected

• Individuals must receive a substantive period of notice if accused of a crime

• That some rights not listed in the Constitution are important but have no protection by the Constitution

What is the significance of Reed v Reed (1971)?

• It created a substantive due process right of equal treatment for females

• It was the first time that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment was successfully applied to issues of gender discrimination

• It established a constitutional "right to privacy"

• Its ruling ended all gender discrimination in the United States