Landmark Cases Quiz

What was the main issue at the heart of Brown v. Board of Education?

• The legality of the income tax

• The constitutionality of segregation in public schools

• The rights of states to secede from the union

• The legality of the death penalty

What principle was established by Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial review

• Executive privilege

• Double jeopardy

• States' rights

What right did Miranda v. Arizona primarily concern?

• The right to bear arms

• The right to a speedy trial

• The right against self-incrimination

• The right to vote

What was the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Segregation was unconstitutional.

• Women have the right to vote.

• Segregation was constitutional if "equal" facilities were provided.

• The death penalty was unconstitutional.

Gideon v. Wainwright ensured that defendants in criminal cases had the right to what?

• A jury trial

• An attorney, even if they could not afford one

• A speedy trial

• Protection from double jeopardy

What year was Brown v. Board of Education decided?

• 1954

• 1963

• 1789

• 1896

Marbury v. Madison established the Supreme Court's authority to:

• Overturn laws passed by Congress

• Elect the President

• Declare war

• Regulate interstate commerce

Miranda v. Arizona resulted in the creation of what?

• The Miranda rights

• The exclusionary rule

• The right to a public defender

• The three-strikes law

Plessy v. Ferguson was eventually overturned by which case?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

What did Gideon v. Wainwright expand upon from a previous Supreme Court case, Powell v. Alabama?

• The right to a fair trial

• The right to counsel in all criminal cases

• The right to a jury trial

• The right to due process