Landmark Supreme Court Cases

What is the main power of the Supreme Court and the federal judicial branch known as?

• Constitutional amendment

• Judicial review

• Executive order

• Legislative review

Who refused to give Marbury his appointment letter, leading to the landmark case Marbury vs. Madison?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Marshall

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Equal protection under the law

• Right to privacy

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

Which case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Gideon vs. Wainwright

• Miranda vs. Arizona

• Brown vs. Board of Education

What was the outcome of Brown vs. the Board of Education?

• Limited the power of the Supreme Court

• Established judicial review

• Overturned 'separate but equal'

• Upheld 'separate but equal'

What rights did the case of In re Gault establish for juveniles?

• Right to vote

• Protection from self-incrimination and right to a lawyer

• Right to a public trial

• Freedom of speech

What did Tinker vs. Des Moines establish about student rights?

• Right to bear arms

• Right to privacy

• Freedom of speech

• Right to a fair trial

What was the significant ruling in Gideon vs. Wainwright?

• Everyone is entitled to a lawyer

• Limited the powers of the presidency

• Established the right to privacy

• Upheld 'separate but equal'

What do the Miranda rights include?

• Right to remain silent and right to a lawyer

• Freedom of assembly

• Protection from cruel and unusual punishment

• Right to bear arms

What was the result of the US government vs. President Nixon?

• Nixon was re-elected

• Nixon had to turn over tapes

• Nixon was forced to resign

• Nixon was impeached