
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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Social Studies
7th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The paragraph below is from a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
Which Supreme Court decision included the reasoning above?
Plessey v Ferguson
Marbury v Madison
Tinker v Des Moines
Brown v Board of Education
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
self-incrimination
right to an attorney
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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 the right to an attorney.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
States must pay for public defenders as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?
District of Columbia v. Heller
(2008)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
In re Greene
In re Gault
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The passage below is from the Supreme Court decision, Marbury v Madison (1803).
It is...[the]duty of the judicial [branch] to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must...interpret that rule...So, if a law [conflicts with] the Constitution,...the Court must either decide that case [in favor of] the law... This is the very essence of judicial duty.
What conclusion did the Court reach to solve the problem identified in the passage?
It had to come up with a new law of its own.
It should follow the law because it was more recent.
It must cancel any law that contradicts the Constitution.
It could choose to follow either the law or the Constitution.
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