Landmark Supreme Court Cases Quiz

Which Supreme Court case resulted in the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

• The president is accountable for obeying the law.

• The president is responsible for enforcing the law.

• The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.

• The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members.

Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. The Board of Education both had rulings based on which amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Following the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona, police began informing people placed under arrest that they 'have the right to remain silent.' What basic freedom is this meant to protect, and how does it affect arrested individuals?

• The right to freedom of speech; it provides them with the ability to speak to their attorneys without fear of incrimination.

• The protection against self-incrimination; it informs them that speaking to law enforcement could incriminate them.

In the Supreme Court Case In re Gault, the Supreme Court decided that juveniles...

• Have a right to freedom of speech at school

• Do not have the right to freedom of speech at school

• Have the right to due process

• Do not have the right to freedom of the press

Which constitutional idea was the basis for this Supreme Court ruling?

• Right of assembly

• Rule of law

• Protection against double jeopardy

• Equal protection of the law

Name the case: This early Supreme Court case established judicial review, giving the court their major check on the other branches.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• U.S. v. Nixon

• Brown v. Board of Education

Name the case: This case is about a school newspaper. This case took away some free speech rights at school. It said that schools can limit free speech with school sponsored events.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Bethel School District v. Fraser

• Morse v. Frederick

Which case established the right to counsel for defendants who cannot afford an attorney?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

• In re Gault

Fill in the blank: The case of _______ ruled that states must provide the 6th Amendment right to counsel even if you couldn't pay for it.

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

• In re Gault