3.12 Understanding Landmark Supreme Court Decisions

What principle did Marbury v. Madison establish in 1803?

• Judicial review

• Freedom of speech

• Right to legal representation

• Separate but equal doctrine

What was the significant impact of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?

• Upheld racial segregation

• Denied citizenship to enslaved African Americans

• Granted rights to juveniles

• Established judicial review

What doctrine was upheld by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Judicial review

• Separate but equal

• Miranda rights

• Right to an attorney

What was ruled unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education?

• Interrogation without rights notification

• Racial segregation in public schools

• Student speech censorship

• Slavery in territories

What right was emphasized in Gideon v. Wainwright?

• Right to equal public facilities

• Right to an attorney regardless of financial status

• Right to remain silent

• Right to bring lawsuits

What are individuals protected from by the Miranda warning?

• Racial discrimination in schools

• Censorship in school newspapers

• Unfair treatment during police interrogations

• Being tried without legal representation

What rights were affirmed for juveniles in In re Gault?

• Right to vote

• Right to public education

• Right to freedom of speech

• Right to due process

What was a key ruling in United States v. Nixon?

• Police must inform arrestees of their rights

• Schools can censor student newspapers

• Presidents must comply with subpoenas

• Presidents are above the law

What discretion do school administrators have according to Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?

• To deny legal representation

• To regulate student speech

• To ignore subpoenas

• To segregate schools

How do landmark Supreme Court decisions influence society?

• They limit the powers of the president

• They have no real impact

• They shape laws and protect individual rights

• They only affect the judicial system