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WorksheetsLandmark Supreme Court Case Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 47mins
After the President picks a person for the Supreme Court, what part of Congress must approve them?
Senate
House of Representatives
Cabinet
State Legislatures
Which Supreme Court case is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any U.S. president to claim executive privilege?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Dred Scott v. Sandford
U.S. V. Nixon
Texas v. Johnson
These 2 court cases dealt with the rights of the accused...
US. V. Nixon & Bush V. Gore
Miranda V. Arizona & Gideon V. Wainwright
In Re Gault & Tinker V. Des Moines
Brown V. Board of Education & Plessy V. Ferguson
What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?
Worcester v. Georgia
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v. Madison
for these 2 court cases SEGREGATION was the issue at question...
Plessy V. Ferguson & Brown V. Board of Education
Bush V. Gore & U.S. V. Nixon
In Re Gault & D.C. V. Keller
Marbury V. Madison & Miranda V. Arizona
Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents prosecutors from using a person's statements made in response to interrogation in police custody as evidence at their trial unless they can show that the person was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning, and of the right against self-incrimination before police questioning, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.
In Re Gault
Tinker V. Des Moines
Miranda V. Arizona
Bush V. Gore
Which court case decided that students continue to have freedom of expression in public schools as long as it does not interfere with the education environment at schools.
“students do not shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate.”
Bethel v. Fraser
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Texas v. Johnson
This case decided that school officials have the right to limit first amendment - freedom of speech/expression- as long as it shows an educational concern for the students
Morse v. Frederick
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
In Re Gault
In which court case did The U.S. Supreme Court decision state that juveniles facing delinquency prosecutions must be afforded the due process protected by the Fourteenth Amendment?
Texas v. Johnson
In Re Gault
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
In which court case did the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states are required under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to provide an attorney to defendants in criminal cases who are unable to afford their own attorneys.
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Morse v. Frederick
Tinker v. Des Moines
In which court case did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Florida decision in a 7-2 ruling, holding that the various methods and standards of the recount process violated the equal protection clause (14th Amendment) of the U.S. Constitution.
Morse v. Frederick
U.S. v. Nixon
Trump v. Clinton
Bush v. Gore
Executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judicial Branch using the _____________________ as their basis
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Va Declaration of Rights
What phrase did the Supreme Court use when it legalized segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson?
that whites were "superior and different"
that African Americans could be "separate but equal"
that African Americans were "equal in the eyes of the law"
that the Constitution provided "no civil rights protections under the law"
In which U.S. Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
Redskins vs Giants
Aylor vs Byrd
Brown vs Board of Education
Plessy vs Ferguson
What is judicial review?
The power of the president to veto bills
The power of the court to overrule previous rulings
The power to appoint federal judges
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and acts unconstitutional
Which branch can declare acts of other branches unconstitutional (go against the Constitution)?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
What case was the first Supreme Court case to decide whether the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense or if the right was intended for state militias?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Texas v. Johnson
Brown v. Board of Education
D.C. V. Heller
