Judicial Branch Bell ringer 2

Which 1857 Supreme Court ruling declared slaves to be property and nullified the Missouri Compromise?

• Dred Scott v Sandford

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Engel v. Vitale

• Grutter v. Bollinger

What case ruled that state courts are required to provide attorneys to defendants who are not able to afford them?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Edgewood v. Kirby

Which Supreme Court case found that separate is NOT equal, therefore desegregating public schools?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Bush v. Gore

This Supreme Court ruling held that a person has to be informed of his or her rights before being arrested and questioned by the police.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Plessy v. Ferguson

The Burden of Proof is much higher in a criminal court than a civil court.

• True

• False

Misdemeanors are more serious crimes than felonies

• True

• False

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over disputes between the states.

• True

• False

Most cases reach the Supreme Court via writ of certiorari.

• True

• False

The Supreme Court usually hears over 200 cases a year

• True

• False

In the movie 12 Angry Men, what is the result of the first vote?

• 11-1 guilty

• 11-1 not guilty

• 7-5 guilty

• 5-7 not guilty