Landmark SCOTUS Cases (Government Alive! Unit 3)

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

• Marbury v Madison

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6^th Amendment.

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• United States v Nixon

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• Tinker v Des Moines

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

• due process of law

• eminent domain

• double jeopardy

• trial by jury

What is called when someone is being forced to testify against oneself?

• self-incrimination

• reflection

• self-process

• judicial review

Which court case stated that students do not "shed their constitutional rights at the school house gates."?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Tinker v Des Moines
• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case stated that suspects must be read their rights when arrested or anything said is inadmissible in court.

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Tinker v Des Moines
• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case is important in protecting the 4th Amendment right to "unreasonable search and seizures"? 

• Mapp v Ohio
• Gideon v Wainwright
• US v Nixon
• Brown v Board of Ed

All evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is inadmissible in court; this is the "exclusionary rule"

• Texas v. Johnson

• Mapp v. Ohio

Freedom of speech can be limited during wartime. The government can restrict expressions that "would create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent."

• Schenck v. United States

• Korematsu v. US