Landmark Supreme Court Cases 3.11 Quiz

What is the main power of the Supreme Court established in *Marbury v. Madison*?

• Executive privilege

• Judicial Review

• Writ of Certiorari

• Due process

In *Plessy v. Ferguson*, what was the Supreme Court's ruling regarding segregation?

• Segregation is unconstitutional

• Segregation was permissible under the "separate but equal" doctrine

• Segregation is acceptable in schools only

• Segregation should be decided at the state level

Which case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in *Plessy v. Ferguson*?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Brown v. Board of Education

What constitutional principle was at the center of the *Brown v. Board of Education* case?

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Counsel

• Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

• Due Process

What right did *Gideon v. Wainwright* establish for defendants in court?

• The right to remain silent

• The right to a jury trial

• The right to an attorney, even if they cannot afford one

• The right to confront witnesses

Which case requires law enforcement to inform suspects of their rights, like the right to remain silent, before questioning?

• In re Gault

• United States v. Nixon

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

*In re Gault* established that juveniles have the right to:

• Freedom of speech in schools

• Refuse to testify against themselves

• Due process rights

• Choose their attorney

In the *United States v. Nixon* case, the Supreme Court ruled that:

Which statement is correct?

• The President has absolute executive privilege

• The President could withhold information from the courts

• The President was not subject to the rule of law

• The President could not use executive privilege to withhold information

Which case established that students have freedom of speech in schools as long as it is not disruptive?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• In re Gault

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Miranda v. Arizona

According to Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, a school newspaper is:

• A public forum

• A place where students have unrestricted free speech rights

• Not a public forum, and school officials can censor articles

• A place where students can publish anything they want