Supreme Court Landmark Cases Quiz

What was the Constitutional Principle established in Marbury v. Madison?

• The Equal Protection Clause

• The Judiciary Act of 1789

• Judicial Review

• Marbury becoming a Judge

What was the name of the law that sparked the Plessy v. Ferguson court case?

• The "Separate but equal" clause

• The Tennessee Train Act

• The Separate Car Act

• The Missouri Compromise

Reorder the events of Marbury v. Madison in the correct order

• The Supreme Court agrees Marbury was in the right

• Jefferson orders Madison to withhold commission and steal the judge paper work

• President Adams appoints Marbury as Judge

• Thomas Jefferson becomes President

• Marbury sues Madison to get his job back

Chief Justice Marshall wrote that it is the job of judges to interpret the law, which means to ​ (a)   . So, if two laws say opposite things, it is up to ​ (b)   to decide which law should be enforced. The most important U.S. law, though is, ​ (c)   . So, if a regular law conflicts with that document, the regular law has to be struck down.

• decide what the law means
• judges
• the Constitution
• the President
• the Senate
• The House of Representatives
• enforce the law
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation

Which of the following choices shows the action of Judicial Review in the Supreme Court? (Choose two choices)

• The Supreme Court rules that the Constitution does not allow a state law to change contracts signed between citizens or groups

• Congress debates whether there should be a new amendment to the Constitution to let the government limit spending on elections.

• The decision of Brown v. Board ended the precedent of Plessy v. Ferguson.

• The President gives a speech to Congress at the beginning of the year. He asks Congress to pass a list of policies

What is the chronological order of Supreme Court Cases (by date)?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Miranada v. Arizona

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board

Read the excerpt then answer the following question:

How would the Supreme Court use the evidence in the passage to ban racial segregation in public schools?

• Segregated schools specifically harm African American students. So, segregated schools can never be equal under law.

• Schools for African American students receive less funding than those for white students. So they are not equal.

• Other countries oppose racial segregation laws. The U.S. should ban those laws to gain more respect around the world.

• Segregation laws do not say that people of race are inferior to the other under the law. The laws simply keep the groups separate.

Match the Supreme Court Case to each outcome/scenario of each case.

• Ruled that enslaved people had no Constitutional rights.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• This said segregation of colored and white people was not allowed.

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• The ruling stated the government must provide a citizen an attorney if they cannot afford one.

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Involved an arrest of a citizen for illegally boarding a train.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Granted more protections under the 5th and 6th Amendments.

• Brown v. Board

In Gideon v. Wainwright, he was denied the right to ​​ (a)   which falls under Amendment ​ (b)   .

• an attorney
• six
• bear arms
• petition
• two
• five
• remain silent
• a hearing
• testify under oath
• one

Which of the following scenarios occurred during Gideon's case? (Choose two choices).

• Gideon was charged for breaking and entering into a pool hall.

• Gideon was resisting arrest at the scene of the crime.

• Gideon had to defend himself in court and lost his case.

• Gideon was caught cheating on his wife and was reported to the authorities.