Landmark Supreme Court Cases

What is the main power of the judicial branch?

• Legislative review

• Executive review

• Judicial review

• Constitutional review

Who was the judge appointed by John Adams in 1801?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Marshall

• Marbury

Which case established the power of judicial review?

• Marbury v Madison

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

• Gideon v Wainwright

What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v Ferguson?

• Public facilities must be integrated

• Public facilities can be segregated if they are equal

• Segregation is unconstitutional

• Separate but equal is unconstitutional

Which case overturned Plessy v Ferguson?

• Marbury v Madison

• Brown v Board of Education

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

What did the Supreme Court rule in Brown v Board of Education?

• Segregating schools based on race is wrong

• Segregating schools based on race is constitutional

• Separate but equal is constitutional

• Separate but equal is unconstitutional

Which case established that juveniles have the same due process rights as adults?

• Marbury v Madison

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Gideon v Wainwright

• In re Gault

What did the Supreme Court rule in In re Gault?

• Juveniles have no due process rights

• Juveniles have the right to remain silent

• Juveniles have the right to a lawyer

• Juveniles have the right to confront their accuser

What did the Supreme Court rule in Tinker v Des Moines?

• Students have no free speech rights at school

• Students have the right to protest at school

• Students have the right to wear whatever they want at school

• Students have the right to disrupt the learning environment

What did the Supreme Court rule in Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier?

• Students have unlimited free speech rights at school

• Schools can censor student newspapers

• Students have the right to publish anything in school newspapers

• Schools cannot limit student speech in any way