3.11 Landmark Cases Quiz

Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

• Administrators may limit the content of student publications.

• Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.

• Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.

• Criminal defendants have a right to an attorney.

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

• The President is accountable for obeying the law.

• The President is responsible for enforcing the law.

• The President is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

• The President is not allowed to have private meetings with cabinet members.

What was the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?

• It gave the Court the power to mediate dispute between different states.

• It gave the Court original jurisdiction in disputes involving foreign governments.

• It established the power of the Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

• It established the right of the Court to advise Congress in advance on the validity of proposed laws.

What did the Court conclude on the basis of this reasoning?

• School authorities could censor school-sponsored publications.

• Students were entitled to free speech rights, even in a school setting.

• Students could not publish statements that criticized government policies.

• Students could not publish statements that identified other students by name.

Which statement described the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

• Southern states could no longer maintain racially segregated public schools.

• States could no longer have racial quotas as part of their affirmative action programs.

• Individuals accused of serious crimes unable to pay for an attorney were entitled to a state-sponsored one.

• Suspects had to be told of their right to have an attorney present or to remain silent during police interrogations.

Which statement identifies the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

• It overturned racial segregation in public schools.

• It overturned the earlier decision of Gideon v. Wainwright.

• It upheld state laws requiring the payment of poll taxes to vote.

• It upheld state laws requiring racial segregation on railroad cars.

Which conclusion did the Court draw from this reasoning?

• Evidence cannot be presented in a court of law if obtained by police in an unlawful search.

• States must provide minors accused of crimes with most of the same "due process" rights given to adults.

• Suspects must be informed of their fifth and sixth amendment rights prior to police interrogation.

• A person accused of a felony who is unable to afford an attorney is entitled to have one provided by the court.

In which U.S. Supreme Court decision did Chief Justice John Marshall establish the power of the Court to invalidate a "law repugnant to [in conflict with] the Constitution"?

• Bush v. Gore

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

What lesson did state courts learn from the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright?

• Minors are entitled to many of the same "due process" rights as adults.

• Evidence cannot be presented in a court trial if obtained by police in an unlawful search.

• Suspects must be informed of their 5th and 6th Amendment rights prior to police interrogation.

• A person accused of a felony who cannot afford an attorney is entitled to have one appointed by the court.

What was the impact of the reasoning above?

• Racial segregation remained in place in the South for another half century.

• Southern state governments were forced to end their practice of racial segregation.

• State governments had to ensure the economic and social equality of their residents.

• State governments no longer had to provide equal facilities to members of different races.