Court cases

The ISSUE that was at the center of the Marbury v. Madison case was whether the Supreme Court has the power to

• hear more types of cases than the Constitution says it can hear

• intervene in impeachment cases

• declare a state law unconstitutional

The Marbury v. Madison ruling marked the first time that

• the Supreme Court ever met to discuss a case

• the Supreme Court couldn't decide how to rule on a case

• the Supreme Court struck down an act of Congress for being unconstitutional

The Marbury v. Madison case is significant because it cements the equal status of the Judicial Branch to the Executive Branch and Legislative

Branch by allowing it to limit the power of these branches. In this sense, judicial review is an example of what principle?

• individual rights

• checks and balances

• federalism

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

• tax

• issue

• nullify

• ratify

This famous court case cited the Supremacy clause in the Constitution as a reason Federal law has power over state law: 

• Mcculoch V Maryland
• Marbury V Madison
• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines

In the case of Tinker v. Des Moines, the District Court and the Court of Appeals upheld the principle that

• school officials could limit students’ rights to prevent possible interference with school activities.

• students’ individual rights were subject to the higher school authority while on school grounds.

• free speech was a privilege to be exercised discreetly and within the guidelines set by the school.

• allowing political expression on school grounds could impinge upon the rights and beliefs of other students.

"A current controversy in schools today surrounds the struggle to maintain a balance between students' rights to express their own controversial views and the desire of school administrators to ensure a safe learning environment."

Which landmark Supreme Court case confronted this issue?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Bush v. Gore

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which court case decided that students continue to have freedom of expression in public schools as long as it does not interfere with the education environment at schools.

“students do not shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate.”

• Bethel v. Fraser

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Texas v. Johnson

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested in the 1890s in Louisiana?

• Sat in the white only part of the bus.

• Took a seat in the white only car of a train.

• Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.

In his 1896 case, Homer Plessy and the other members of his organization were trying to challenge

• the Brown v. Board of Education case

• Segregation and the Jim Crow laws

• Reconstruction

• equal pay for equal work