Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Juvenile criminal defendants are entitled to due process under the 14th amendment

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In re Gault

• Mapp v. Ohio

Which case established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Engel v. Vitale

Which case led to the desegregation of schools?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Which case determined that banning handguns violates the 2nd amendment?

• Citizens United v. FEC

• D.C. v. Heller

• Korematsu v. United States

• Mapp v. Ohio

Which case determined that political spending is a form of protected speech and corporations and unions can spend unlimited sums of money on electioneering activities so long as they do not coordinate with a candidate?

• Bush v. Gore

• U.S. v. Nixon

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Texas v. Johnson

Which case ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and could not sue in court?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which case decided that state courts must appoint lawyers for defendants who can’t afford one?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Texas v. Johnson

Which case decided schools have the right to censor student newspapers?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Engel v. Vitale

• Texas v. Johnson

Which case led to the banning of school sponsored prayers?

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

• Engel v. Vitale

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Regents v. Bakke

This case determined that the internment of Japanese-Americans was lawful during World War II.

• Mapp v. Ohio

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• United States v. Nixon

• Korematsu v. United States