3.12 and 3.13 EOC Exam Review

Which political idea would John & Beth Tinker (Tinker v. Des Moines) MOST LIKELY support?

• Segregation in public schools is Constitutional.

• Protesting a war by wearing an arm band is a First Amendment right.

• Citizens should not speak ill of their government during times of war.

• Writing an article against a government official, as long as the facts are true, is lawful under freedom of the press.

Marbury v. Madison is characterized as a landmark decision by the Supreme Court for which of the following reasons?

• It established judicial review

• It showed the failure of our government's system of separation of powers

• It suspended habeas corpus

• It declared that Supreme Court judges should be elected.

Which Supreme Court case requires police officers to read suspects their rights when they are arrested?

• Furman v. Georgia

• Roper v. Simmons

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio

Which court case decided that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional, and began the civil rights movement?

• Bush v. Gore

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

New Jersey v. TLO ruled:

• Students are allowed to be searched under reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause

• Evidence found in an “unreasonable” search or seizure cannot be used in a court of law

• Bussing was an appropriate remedy to racially integrate public schools

• It limited the power of the President in times of peace

What precedent was established in the court case Gideon v. Wainwright?

• Federal law is supersedes state law

• A right to an attorney

• Judicial Review

• Freedom of Expression covers burning the flag

The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

• permitted affirmative action in admission to colleges

• ended Bible reading and prayer in public schools

• outlawed racial segregation in public schools

• authorized schools to censor student newspapers.

What was a central issue in the Supreme Court cases of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

• Freedom of religion

• voting rights

• Rights of the accused

• property rights

The separate but equal principle established by the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) led to the

• start of the Civil War

• end of the Reconstruction period

• spread of racially segregated public facilities

• integration of white and African-American military regiments

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is correctly matched with the issue it addressed?

• Marbury v. Madison: upheld freedom of the press

• re Gault: juveniles are entitled to equal protection under the law and due process of law.

• Korematsu v. US: declared poll taxes unconstitutional

• Brown v. Board of Education: outlawed racial segregation in public transportation