Supreme Court Cases

Which case determined the right of the accused to have a lawyer?

• Mapp v Ohio

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• Marbury v Madison

Which amendment was the basis for overturning Plessy v Ferguson with the decision in Brown v Board of Education?

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was the result of McDonald v Chicago?

• Guns could not be kept in cars

• Guns could be carried concealed without a permit

• The right to bear arms applies to the states

• The right to bear arms is only permitted on federal land

Which of the following is NOT a case regarding First Amendment rights?

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• Schenck v US

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Lopez v US

On what grounds did the Supreme Court find in favor of Bakke in the case of Regents of the University of California v Bakke?

• His First Amenment rights were violated when the school prevented him from attendeing peaceful protests.

• His right to due process was denied when the school kicked him out for a cheating accusation without investigaing.

• Race could not be the sole factor used for admission. If it was, it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

• His Fourth Amendment rights were violated when his car was searched by campus police because it had a dent in the door.

According to the decision in Texas v Johnson, what is a protected form of expression under the First Amendment?

• Burning down buildings

• Riots in the streets

• Burning an American Flag in protest

• Threatening government officials with physical harm

What was President Nixon's argument for executive privilege regarding the White House tapes in Nixon v US?

• The tapes were his personal property, so they needed a warrant

• The President is immune from all legal orders

• The tapes were erased and could not be salvaged

• The information on the tapes was important to the national interest and should be kept from other branches

Which amendment was the basis for the guarantees of protections of freedom from self-incrimnation in Miranda v Arizona?

• Foruth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

Which case overturned an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment?

• Bush v Gore

• District of Columbia v Heller

• Mapp v Ohio

• Marbury v Madison

Marbury v Madison established which constitutional principle?

• judicial review

• limited government

• separation of powers

• checks and balances