Unit 5 Landmark Cases QUIZ

1.Tinker v. Des Moines and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier both had rulings based on which amendment?

• 1st amendment
• 6th amendment
• 14th amendment
• 19th amendment

2. Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

• Administrators may limit the content of students’ publications.
• The federal government ordered that states desegregate schools.
• Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
• Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney.

3. Which Supreme Court case resulted in the “separate but equal” doctrine?

• A. Plessy v Ferguson
• B. Brown v. The Board of Education
• C. Tinker v. Des Moines School District
• D. In re’ Gault

4. What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

• A. The president is accountable for obeying the law.
• B. The president is responsible for enforcing the law.
• C. The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.
• D. The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.

5. Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v The Board of Education both had rulings based on which amendment?

• A. 1st amendment
• B. 6th amendment
• C. 14th amendment
• D. 19th amendment

6. In the case of Tinker v. Des Moines, what were the students protesting?

• A. Standardized tests
• B. The Vietnam War
• C. The Election Results
• D. Segregation

7. Following the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona, police began informing people placed under arrest that they "have the right to remain silent." What basic freedom is this meant to protect, and how does it affect arrested individuals?

• A. The right to freedom of speech; it provides them with the ability to speak to their attorneys without fear of incrimination.
• B. The protection against self-incrimination; it informs them that speaking to law enforcement could incriminate them.
• C. The protection of due process; it prevents convicted offenders from receiving cruel and unusual punishments.
• D. The right to freedom of assembly; it prevents law enforcement from asking them questions without the presence of an attorney

8. In the In re Gault case, the Supreme Court decided that minors….

• A. Have a right to freedom of speech at school
• B. Freedom of speech at school is limited
• C. Have the right to due process
• D. Do not have freedom of press

9. “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” -Brown v. The Board of Education (1954) Which constitutional idea was the basis for this Supreme Court ruling?

• A. Right of Assembly
• B. The Rule of Law
• C. Protection against double jeopardy
• D. Equal Protection of the Law

10. The ruling for District of Columbia v. Heller was based on which amendment?

• A. 1st amendment
• B. 2nd amendment
• C. 14th amendment
• D. 22nd Amendment