WorksheetsSCOTUS Cases II
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
In this case, the Supreme Court held that African Americans were not citizens under our Constitution, and were considered property under the 5th Amendment.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Gibbons v. Ogden
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
2.
The Supreme Court justified a right to abortion in Roe v. Wade. This is because several rights in the Bill of Rights create a/an __________ for individuals.
a)
sphere of influence
b)
bubble of ownership
c)
area of sensitivity
d)
zone of privacy
3.
This case involved a quota system. What was it?
a)
Griswold v. Connecticut
b)
DC v. Heller
c)
Regents of California v. Bakke
d)
Citizens United v. FEC
4.
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, SCOTUS said that...
a)
spousal notification for abortion is permissible
b)
a 24-hour waiting period is permissible
c)
all abortion restrictions are permissible
d)
parental notification for minors to have abortions is permissible
5.
In the Heller case, the Supreme Court said that Americans...
a)
have no rights aboard international vessels
b)
have a right to free speech in the public square
c)
have an individual right to bear arms
d)
have a privacy right that extends to homosexual conduct
6.
In which case did the Supreme Court invoke the "necessary and proper" clause of Article I?
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
All of these
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
7.
In which case did the Supreme Court hold that voting districts must be near equal in terms of population size?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education II
b)
Miranda v. Arizona
c)
Obergefelle v. Hodges
d)
Reynolds v. Sims
8.
The McCain-Feingold Act was...
a)
overturned in Citizen United v. FEC
b)
not involved in the Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision
c)
All of these
d)
also known as the BCRA
9.
In which decision did the Supreme Court explicitly overruled one of its previous decisions?
a)
Furman v. Georgia
b)
Lawrence v. Texas
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Marbury v. Madison
10.
What case saw the imposition of a state tax on a national bank, which the Supreme Court found unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Griswold v. Connecticut
d)
Citizens United v. FEC
11.
In what case(s) did the Supreme Court rule on the constitutionality of the death penalty?
a)
Furman v. Georgia
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Gibbons v. Ogden and Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
The Cherokee Indian Cases
12.
Gideon v. Wainwright became well known because the suspect...
a)
was African American
b)
had not been read his Miranda rights
c)
was not an American citizen
d)
was not provided an attorney
13.
What case involved outlawing contraception?
a)
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
b)
Regents of California v. Bakke
c)
DC v. Heller
d)
Griswold v. Connecticut
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