Courts, Cases, and Laws

Which landmark Supreme Court case established that schools could put limits on student speech and expression?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

• in re Gault

Which landmark Supreme Court case established that all defendants are eligible to the right to a state-provided attorney if they cannot afford one?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• United States v. Nixon

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Marbury v. Madison

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the idea of courts analyzing the constitutionality of laws and executive orders?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Miranda v. Arizona

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the notion that the due process rights in the Constitution apply to children as well as adults?

• in re Gault

• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which landmark Supreme Court case placed limits on presidential executive privilege and upheld the rule of law?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda v. Arizona

• United States v. Nixon

Which landmark Supreme Court case declared that segregation was legal as long as facilities were "separate but equal"?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Which landmark Supreme Court case overturned a previous ruling by declaring segregation illegal and ordering the integration of public schools?

• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

• in re Gault

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

A suspect is arrested, thrown in jail, and interrogated by police. until she confesses. She is never informed of her 5th and 6th amendment rights. Her confession is later ruled invalid due to the precedent set in which court case?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• in re Gault

• Marbury v. Madison

What type of law would govern officers in the Navy?

• constitutional law

• civil law

• natural law

• military law

What is statutory law?

• laws passed by government legislatures

• regulations passed by government agencies

• past decisions by the Supreme Court

• unwritten laws made by judges