Supreme Court Cases

Ruled that racial segregation did not violate right to “equal protection,” (14th Amendment). Facilities provided to each were “separate but equal.” Segregation strengthened across south.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson 

• Gideon v. Wainwright 

• In Re Gault 

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

• Bush v. Gore (2000)

Which amendment guarantees due process and equal protection?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

This Supreme Court ruling overturned "separate but equal".

• Brown v Board of Education

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Texas v. Johnson

• Marbury v. Madison

This ruling established the judicial review which defined the Supreme Courts power.

• US v. Nixon

• Marshal v. Mainline

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• District of Columbia v Heller

• In Re Gault

• Tinker v Des Moines

Allowed for the censorship (blocking) of materials / stories written in school newspapers.

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Marbury v Madison

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

Which court case stated that students do not "shed their constitutional rights at the school house gates."?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Texas v Johnson

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case stated that suspects must be read their rights when arrested or anything said is inadmissible in court.

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Texas v Johnson

• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case expressed that all individuals have the right to an attorney for any criminal charge?

• Lemon v Kurtman

• US v Nixon

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Brown v Board of Ed