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WorksheetsSupreme Court Decisions
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Implied Powers of Congress, Supremacy Clause; Summary National Bank is constitutional (necessary) and States cannot interfere (Supremacy) with or tax National gov’t.
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Korematsu v. United States
c)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States
d)
Reynolds v. Sims
2.
Slaves were property, not citizens. Therefore Slaves have No rights. This overturned Missouri Compromise.
a)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Engel v. Vitale
d)
In Re Gault
3.
Legalized Segregation by stating Separate but Equal is constitutional; 14 amendment only required equal access to facilities, not the same facilities
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Swann v. Charlotte-MeckSchools
c)
Brown v. TopekaBoard of Ed
d)
Morse v. Fredrick
4.
National Government controls interstate trade. Was decided that New York State could not give monopolies to Steam Boat operators on the Hudson River
a)
Gibbons v. Ogden
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Furman v. Georgia
d)
Texas v. Johnson
5.
Brown v. the Board of Ed would allow forced busing to force integration. Summary: Fed. District Courts could order school districts to force busing to de-segregate
a)
Swann v. Charlotte-MeckSchools
b)
Korematsu v. United States
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States
6.
Rights may be denied during times of crisis—“emergency and peril” Used the Necessary and Proper Clause to restrict rights of citizens in internment camps
a)
Engel v. Vitale
b)
Ishikawa v. Texas
c)
Korematsu v. United States
d)
Kobayashi v. Eisenhower
7.
Separate but Equal doctrine was not Constiutional because separate facilities were not always equal in public schools
a)
Swann v. Charlotte-MeckSchools
b)
Leandro v. State
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Brown v. TopekaBoard of Ed
8.
Court ruled that any evidence obtained under false pretense or not under the guidelines of the search warrant could not be used to convict an accused person 4th Amendment Illegal Search and Seizure
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Mapp v. Ohio
c)
Gideon v Wainwright
d)
NJ v TLO
9.
Prayer in schools is an official approval of religion, violating the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment
a)
Engel v. Vitale
b)
Mapp v. Ohio
c)
Reynolds v. Sims
d)
n Re Gault
10.
Defendants have the right to council in all criminal cases. If the defendant cannot afford an attorney the will be appointed one by the state.
a)
Furman v. Georgia
b)
Gregg v. Georgia
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
11.
All voting districts must have approximately the same number of people (equal population)
a)
Reynolds v. Sims
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
"Gibbons v. Ogden
12.
Desegregates privately owned business under Commerce Clause of the US Constitution and the Civil Rights Act gave Congress power to regulate local commerce if it hurt interstate commerce
a)
Brown v. TopekaBoard of Ed
b)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
State v. Mann
13.
upon a suspects arrest, police must inform the accused of their 5th and 6th amendment protections of the Right to remain silent and their right to a attorney
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright
b)
In Re Gault
c)
Mapp v. Ohio
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
14.
Juveniles have same rights to due process as adults
a)
In Re Gault
b)
Morse v. Fredrick
c)
Bethel Schools v. Frasier
d)
NJ v. TLO
15.
Death Penalty laws were unconstitutional because of how they were being applied, required states to set new requirements if
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Furman v. Georgia
c)
Gregg v. Georgia
d)
Regents of Californiav. Bakke
16.
Legalized a woman's right to choose to have an abortion under certain guidlines
a)
Brown v. TopekaBoard of Ed
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Reynolds v. Sims
d)
Gregg v. Georgia
17.
Case that decided that the Presidents power of Executive Privilege was not absolute
a)
United States v. Nixon
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
United States v. Clinton
18.
Capital Punishment is legal and not cruel and unusual punishment. Based on the States on how the state restructured the rules for administering the death penalty
a)
Furman v. Georgia
b)
Gregg v. Georgia
c)
NJ v. TLO
d)
In Re Gault
19.
Colleges can’t use race as the only determining factor in admissions; Quotas violate Civil Rights Act and 14th Amendment
a)
Bethel Schools v. Frasier
b)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
c)
Regents of Californiav. Bakke
d)
Brown v. the Board of Ed would allow forced busing to force integration. Summary: Fed. District Courts could order school districts to force busing to de-segregate
20.
Schools need only a reasonable suspicion in order to search students at school. No Probable Cause or Search Warrant is Needed
a)
NJ v. TLO
b)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
c)
Bethel Schools v. Frasier
d)
Morse v. Fredrick
21.
Schools can limit students rights to free speech if the speech is lewd or offensive
a)
Texas v. Johnson
b)
Bethel Schools v. Frasier
c)
Morse v. Fredrick
d)
Mapp v Ohio
22.
Court ruled that the school’s Principal had the authority to censor materials printed under the schools name
a)
Regents of Californiav. Bakke
b)
Brown v. the Board of Ed
c)
Obergefell v. Hodges
d)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
23.
Court ruled that it was freedom of expression thus freedom of speech to protest government policies by burning the American Flag.
a)
United States v. Texas
b)
Roe v Wade
c)
Bush v. Gore
d)
Texas v. Johnson
24.
Created guidelines to defining “sound basic education”; equal access to eduction, not equal funding
a)
State v. Mann
b)
Bayard vs Singleton
c)
Leandro v. State
d)
Morse v. Fredrick
25.
Student free speech can be limited at school if the expression encouraged illegal drug use.
a)
Morse v. Fredrick
b)
NJ v. TLO
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
Obergefell v. Hodges
26.
Supreme Courts decision that allows for same sex marriage to be legal in the USA due to the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection clause
a)
Obergefell v. Hodges
b)
Morse v. Fredrick
c)
Texas v. Johnson
d)
NJ v. TLO
27.
possibly the first legal decision in the United States in which a court nullified a law because it was found to be unconstitutional. Outlawed the state's Confiscation Acts of 1777 and 1779
a)
State v. Mann
b)
Bayard vs Singleton
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
Marbury v. Madison
28.
How many Supreme Court Justices are on the Supreme Court of the USA
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
29.
How many Supreme Court Justices are on the NC Supreme Court
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
30.
What is the Court Calendar known as
a)
Arguments
b)
Brief
c)
Docket
d)
Opinion
31.
What is the decision of the Supreme Court known as
a)
Concurring Opinion
b)
Majority Opinion
c)
Dissenting Opinion
d)
Judicial Review
32.
What is the decision written by a Justice what agrees with the majority opinion but for different legal reason
a)
Concurring Opinion
b)
Majority Opinion
c)
Dissenting Opinion
d)
Judicial Review
33.
Established JUDICIAL REVIEW – Supreme Court has final say in interpreting Constitution
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
34.
What is the decision written by a Justice what disagrees with the majority opinion
a)
Concurring Opinion
b)
Majority Opinion
c)
Dissenting Opinion
d)
Judicial Review
35.
True or False
The Supreme Court can strike down any action of Congress or the President as soon as the action becomes official
The Supreme Court can strike down any action of Congress or the President as soon as the action becomes official
a)
True
b)
False
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