Supreme Court Cases Quiz

Which court case established the power of judicial review?

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Dred Scott vs. Sanford

In which court case did the Supreme Court rule that the National Bank was constitutional?

• Dred Scott vs. Sanford

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• Marbury vs. Madison

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

Which court case strengthened the Supremacy Clause and the Interstate Commerce Clause?

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Dred Scott vs. Sanford

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

In the Dred Scott vs. Sanford case, the Supreme Court ruled that:

• Slaves have the right to equal protection under the law

• Slaves are free once they enter a free state

• Slaves are property and have no rights

• Slaves are citizens and have rights

Which amendment to the Constitution was at the center of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• Tenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

What was the main issue in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• Freedom of speech

• Taxation without representation

• Segregation laws in the South

• Voting rights for African Americans

Which court case limited the rights of African Americans by upholding segregation laws?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott vs. Sanford case?

• Slavery was abolished in all states

• African Americans were considered property with no rights

• African Americans were granted equal rights

• The Fugitive Slave Act was nullified

Which court case established the concept of separate but equal?

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Marbury vs. Madison

In the context of federalism, which court case strengthened the power of the federal government over the states?

• Dred Scott vs. Sanford

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Marbury vs. Madison