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WorksheetsSupreme Court cases, many of them
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 48mins
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Class
Date
1.
Established judicial review, set a precedent, federal gov. grows in power
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Gibbons v Ogden
d)
Fletcher v Peck
2.
Ruled the supreme court can declare a state law unconstitutional, fed. gov grows in power
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Gibbons v Ogden
d)
Fletcher v Peck
3.
States can’t tax the federal government, federal gov. grows in power
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Gibbons v Ogden
d)
Fletcher v Peck
4.
Federal gov. can regulate interstate commerce, federal gov. grows in power
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Gibbons v Ogden
d)
Fletcher v Peck
5.
Ruled counsel must be provided for defendants if they request it
a)
Gideon v Wainright
b)
Escobedo v Illinois
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Nix v Williams
6.
Ruled a defendant has a right to counsel during police interrogations
a)
Gideon v Wainright
b)
Escobedo v Illinois
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Nix v Williams
7.
Ruled the defendant has the right to remain silent and counsel
a)
Gideon v Wainright
b)
Escobedo v Illinois
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Nix v Williams
8.
Evidence that would have been inevitably been discovered can be used
a)
Gideon v Wainright
b)
Escobedo v Illinois
c)
Miranda v Arizona
d)
Nix v Williams
9.
Ruled slaves were property no matter where they were in the US
a)
Dred Scott v Sanford
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Gitlow v New York
d)
Barron v Baltimore
10.
1833- Ruled the Bill of Rights cannot be applied to the states
a)
Brown v Board of Education
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Gitlow v New York
d)
Barron v Baltimore
11.
1925 Ruled the Bill of Rights must apply to every state
a)
Brown v Board of Education
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Gitlow v New York
d)
Barron v Baltimore
12.
Separate but equal is protected under the Constitution
a)
Brown v Board of Education
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Gitlow v New York
d)
Barron v Baltimore
13.
Separate but equal is not protected under the Constitution
a)
Brown v Board of Education
b)
Plessy v Ferguson
c)
Gitlow v New York
d)
Barron v Baltimore
14.
Ruling gave more power to the states for regulating abortion
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Griswold v Connecticut
c)
Webster v Reproductive Health Services
d)
Planned Parenthood v Casey
15.
Ruled states can’t place an undue burden upon women having an abortion
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Griswold v Connecticut
c)
Webster v Reproductive Health Services
d)
Planned Parenthood v Casey
16.
Ruled a Connecticut law criminalizing the use of contraceptives violates the right of privacy
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Griswold v Connecticut
c)
Webster v Reproductive Health Services
d)
Planned Parenthood v Casey
17.
Ruled under the right to privacy that a woman can get an abortion
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Griswold v Connecticut
c)
Webster v Reproductive Health Services
d)
Planned Parenthood v Casey
18.
Ruled the judicial branch can rule on legislative districts
a)
Baker v Carr
b)
Wesberry v Sanders
c)
Shaw v Reno
d)
Kelo v City of New London
19.
Upheld the right of eminent domain
a)
Baker v Carr
b)
Wesberry v Sanders
c)
Shaw v Reno
d)
Kelo v City of New London
20.
Ruled Gerrymandering along racial lines is unconstitutional
a)
Baker v Carr
b)
Wesberry v Sanders
c)
Shaw v Reno
d)
Kelo v City of New London
21.
Ruled one person, one vote, districts should be as even as possible
a)
Baker v Carr
b)
Wesberry v Sanders
c)
Shaw v Reno
d)
Kelo v City of New London
22.
Ruled for protections against illegal searches and seizures
a)
Weeks v US
b)
Wolf v Colorado
c)
Terry v Ohio
d)
NY v Quarles
23.
Ruled searches of criminal suspects are constitutional for safety purposes
a)
Weeks v US
b)
Wolf v Colorado
c)
Terry v Ohio
d)
NY v Quarles
24.
Public Safety exception to reading the Miranda rights
a)
Weeks v US
b)
Wolf v Colorado
c)
Terry v Ohio
d)
NY v Quarles
25.
Ruled illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in federal courts, established the exclusionary rule
a)
Weeks v US
b)
Wolf v Colorado
c)
Terry v Ohio
d)
NY v Quarles
26.
Ruled no warrant/phony warrant = no evidence can be used in a state trial
a)
Weeks v US
b)
Wolf v Colorado
c)
Mapp v Ohio
d)
NY v Quarles
27.
Ruled school sponsored prayer in public schools Is unconstitutional
a)
Engel v Vitale
b)
Abbington School v Schemp
c)
Lee v Weisman
d)
Santa Fe District v Doe
28.
Ruled no mandatory bible reading or lords prayer in public schools
a)
Engel v Vitale
b)
Abbington School v Schemp
c)
Lee v Weisman
d)
Santa Fe District v Doe
29.
Ruled clergy led prayer at HS graduation ceremonies is unconstitutional
a)
Engel v Vitale
b)
Abbington School v Schemp
c)
Lee v Weisman
d)
Santa Fe District v Doe
30.
Ruled high schools students reading a prayer at extracurricular activities such as football/basketball games is unconstitutional
a)
Engel v Vitale
b)
Abbington School v Schemp
c)
Lee v Weisman
d)
Santa Fe District v Doe
31.
Ruled time set aside for voluntary prayer in public schools unconstitutional
a)
Wallace v Jaffree
b)
Abbington School v Schemp
c)
Lee v Weisman
d)
Santa Fe District v Doe
32.
Ruled state governments must provide legal counsel in cases involving the death penalty to those who can’t afford it.
a)
Powell v Alabama
b)
Betts v Brady
c)
Furman v Georgia
d)
Woodson v North Carolina
33.
Ruled state governments did not have to provide legal counsel in capital cases
a)
Powell v Alabama
b)
Betts v Brady
c)
Furman v Georgia
d)
Woodson v North Carolina
34.
Ruled the death penalty is unconstitutional in 1972
a)
Powell v Alabama
b)
Betts v Brady
c)
Furman v Georgia
d)
Woodson v North Carolina
35.
Ruled mandatory death penalty sentences for specific crimes as unconstitutional
a)
Powell v Alabama
b)
Betts v Brady
c)
Furman v Georgia
d)
Woodson v North Carolina
36.
Ruled the death penalty was once again constitutional 1976
a)
Gregg v Georgia
b)
Atkins v Virginia
c)
Roper v Simmons
d)
Furman v Georgia
37.
Ruled the death penalty cannot apply to defendants that are mentally handicapped
a)
Gregg v Georgia
b)
Atkins v Virginia
c)
Roper v Simmons
d)
Furman v Georgia
38.
Ruled the death penalty cannot apply to defendants who committed the crime as a minor, even if they are charged as a adult.
a)
Gregg v Georgia
b)
Atkins v Virginia
c)
Roper v Simmons
d)
Furman v Georgia
39.
Obscenity is not a constitutionally protected free speech
a)
Roth v Ohio
b)
Chaplinsky v New Hampshire
c)
Brandenburg v Ohio
d)
Schenck v US
40.
Ruled the first amendment did not protect fighting words
a)
Roth v Ohio
b)
Chaplinsky v New Hampshire
c)
Brandenburg v Ohio
d)
Schenck v US
41.
Ruled Clear and present danger only applies if there imminent danger that this speech would incite an illegal act
a)
Roth v Ohio
b)
Chaplinsky v New Hampshire
c)
Brandenburg v Ohio
d)
Schenck v US
42.
Speech that violated clear and present danger is not protected under 1st Am
a)
Roth v Ohio
b)
Chaplinsky v New Hampshire
c)
Brandenburg v Ohio
d)
Schenck v US
43.
Ruled the right to regulate interstate commerce by the government is not valid, gave power back to states on gun regulations
a)
US v Lopez
b)
Hamdi v Rumsfeld
c)
Korematsu v US
d)
Munn v Illinois
44.
Enemy combatants in the US have due process rights
a)
US v Lopez
b)
Hamdi v Rumsfeld
c)
Korematsu v US
d)
Munn v Illinois
45.
Habeus Corpas suspended during wartime for Japanese Americans
a)
US v Lopez
b)
Hamdi v Rumsfeld
c)
Korematsu v US
d)
Munn v Illinois
46.
Court upheld the power of government to regulate private industries
a)
US v Lopez
b)
Hamdi v Rumsfeld
c)
Korematsu v US
d)
Munn v Illinois
47.
Ruled public officials cannot win a defamation suit against the press without proving actual malice
a)
New York Times v Sullivan
b)
New York Times v US
c)
Near v Minnesota
d)
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
48.
Ruled the right publish classified papers (Pentagon Papers) was protected under the freedom of the press
a)
New York Times v Sullivan
b)
New York Times v US
c)
Near v Minnesota
d)
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
49.
Established freedom of the press, states can’t regulate newspapers
a)
New York Times v Sullivan
b)
New York Times v US
c)
Near v Minnesota
d)
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
50.
Ruled school officals can regulate free speech in student run newspapers
a)
New York Times v Sullivan
b)
New York Times v US
c)
Near v Minnesota
d)
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
51.
Ruled the Amish children do not have to attend school after the 8th grade due to religious reasons, opened the door to homeschooling
a)
Wisconsin v Yoder
b)
Reynolds v US
c)
Oregon v Smith
d)
Cantwell v Connecticut
52.
Banned polygamy, illegal religious acts are still illegal
a)
Wisconsin v Yoder
b)
Reynolds v US
c)
Oregon v Smith
d)
Cantwell v Connecticut
53.
Banned the use of illegal drugs in religious ceremonies
a)
Wisconsin v Yoder
b)
Reynolds v US
c)
Oregon v Smith
d)
Cantwell v Connecticut
54.
Upheld the freedom of religion in regards to obtaining permits
a)
Wisconsin v Yoder
b)
Reynolds v US
c)
Oregon v Smith
d)
Cantwell v Connecticut
55.
Ruled that race can be a factor in admission policies
a)
Reg. Univ of California v Bakke
b)
Grutter v Bollinger
c)
Richmond v Corson
d)
Miller v California
56.
Ruled race quotas are illegal in affirmative action cases
a)
Reg. Univ of California v Bakke
b)
Grutter v Bollinger
c)
Richmond v Corson
d)
Miller v California
57.
Established 5 procedures for evaluating affirmative action programs
a)
Reg. Univ of California v Bakke
b)
Grutter v Bollinger
c)
Richmond v Corson
d)
Miller v California
58.
Court establishes three question obscenity test
a)
Reg. Univ of California v Bakke
b)
Grutter v Bollinger
c)
Richmond v Corson
d)
Miller v California
59.
Ruled schools can search students and that doesn’t violate the 4th amendment
a)
New Jersey v TLO
b)
Lemon v Kurtzman
c)
Tinker v Des Moines
d)
Texas v Johnson
60.
Ruled no state funding for private schools
a)
New Jersey v TLO
b)
Lemon v Kurtzman
c)
Tinker v Des Moines
d)
Texas v Johnson
61.
Students have symbolic free speech rights protected at school
a)
New Jersey v TLO
b)
Lemon v Kurtzman
c)
Tinker v Des Moines
d)
Texas v Johnson
62.
Flag burning is a symbolic form of free speech that is protected
a)
New Jersey v TLO
b)
Lemon v Kurtzman
c)
Tinker v Des Moines
d)
Texas v Johnson
63.
Ruled Louisiana could not force schools to teach both evolution and creationism
a)
Edwards v Aguillard
b)
BOE of Westside v Mergens
c)
Epperson v Arkansas
d)
Bethel School Dis. V Fraser
64.
Ruled public schools have to provide the same access to facilities to all religious groups as other extracurricular groups had
a)
Edwards v Aguillard
b)
BOE of Westside v Mergens
c)
Epperson v Arkansas
d)
Bethel School Dis. V Fraser
65.
Ruled states can’t ban the teaching of evolution
a)
Edwards v Aguillard
b)
BOE of Westside v Mergens
c)
Epperson v Arkansas
d)
Bethel School Dis. V Fraser
66.
Ruled public school officials can suspend students for lewd or indecent speech
a)
Edwards v Aguillard
b)
BOE of Westside v Mergens
c)
Epperson v Arkansas
d)
Bethel School Dis. V Fraser
67.
Further limited the rights of students free speech “Bong hits for Jesus”
a)
Edwards v Aguillard
b)
BOE of Westside v Mergens
c)
Epperson v Arkansas
d)
Morse v Frederick
68.
Ruled strikes by labor unions are lawful
a)
Thornhill v Alabama
b)
Cox v New Hampshire
c)
Lloyd Corp v Tanner
d)
Boy Scouts of America v Dale
69.
Ruled cities and towns can require parade permits
a)
Thornhill v Alabama
b)
Cox v New Hampshire
c)
Lloyd Corp v Tanner
d)
Boy Scouts of America v Dale
70.
Ruled protesters have limited rights in places of business
a)
Thornhill v Alabama
b)
Cox v New Hampshire
c)
Lloyd Corp v Tanner
d)
Boy Scouts of America v Dale
71.
Allows private associations to choose their own members
a)
Thornhill v Alabama
b)
Cox v New Hampshire
c)
Lloyd Corp v Tanner
d)
Boy Scouts of America v Dale
72.
Upheld the right of assembly for the communist party in America in certain areas with a permit
a)
Dejonge v Oregon
b)
Lawrence v Texas
c)
Heart of Atlanta hotel v US
d)
Katzenbach v McClung
73.
Ruled homosexual is not sodomy or a criminal act & consensual sexual conduct is protected under the 14th amendment
a)
Dejonge v Oregon
b)
Lawrence v Texas
c)
Heart of Atlanta hotel v US
d)
Katzenbach v McClung
74.
Ruled places of public accommodations cannot discriminate
a)
Dejonge v Oregon
b)
Lawrence v Texas
c)
Heart of Atlanta hotel v US
d)
Katzenbach v McClung
75.
Ruled private businesses cannot discriminate
a)
Dejonge v Oregon
b)
Lawrence v Texas
c)
Heart of Atlanta hotel v US
d)
Katzenbach v McClung
76.
Ruled Christmas displays in government buildings are constitutional
a)
Lynch v Donnelly
b)
Lawrence v Texas
c)
Heart of Atlanta hotel v US
d)
Katzenbach v McClung
77.
Ruled withholding federal funds from states as a threat to make them comply with a law is constitutional
a)
South Dakota v Dole
b)
Clinton v New York
c)
Printz v US
d)
Gonzalez v Oregon
78.
Ruled line item vetoes by the president are unconstitutional
a)
South Dakota v Dole
b)
Clinton v New York
c)
Printz v US
d)
Gonzalez v Oregon
79.
Ruled local officials being forced to do background checks on gun purchasers is unconstitutional
a)
South Dakota v Dole
b)
Clinton v New York
c)
Printz v US
d)
Gonzalez v Oregon
80.
Ruled federal government couldn’t block Oregon’s assisted suicide law
a)
South Dakota v Dole
b)
Clinton v New York
c)
Printz v US
d)
Gonzalez v Oregon
81.
Ruled there is no constitutional guarantee of executive privilege
a)
South Dakota v Dole
b)
Clinton v New York
c)
Printz v US
d)
US v Nixon
82.
Ruled parody or mocking a public figure or candidate is protected free speech
a)
Huster v Falwell
b)
Citizens United v FEC
c)
Buckley v Valeo
d)
Shelby v Holder
83.
Ruled corporations can expressly and directly support candidates
a)
Huster v Falwell
b)
Citizens United v FEC
c)
Buckley v Valeo
d)
Shelby v Holder
84.
Under freedom of speech, candidates can use as much of their own money as they want to run for election
a)
Huster v Falwell
b)
Citizens United v FEC
c)
Buckley v Valeo
d)
Shelby v Holder
85.
Ruled states’ voting changes don’t need federal clearance
a)
Huster v Falwell
b)
Citizens United v FEC
c)
Buckley v Valeo
d)
Shelby v Holder
86.
Ruled gay marriage is legal in every state
a)
Obergefell v Hodges
b)
NFIB v Sebelius
c)
Citizens United v FEC
d)
Lynch v Donnelly
87.
Upheld most of the provisions of the affordable care act
a)
Obergefell v Hodges
b)
NFIB v Sebelius
c)
Citizens United v FEC
d)
Lynch v Donnelly
88.
Ruled the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms" as protected under the Second Amendment is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
a)
McDonald v Chicago
b)
Brandenburg v Ohio
c)
DC v Heller
d)
Hernandez v Texas
89.
Ruled inflammatory speech can't be punished unless that speech is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action"
a)
McDonald v Chicago
b)
Brandenburg v Ohio
c)
DC v Heller
d)
Hernandez v Texas
90.
Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, such as self-defense within the home.
a)
McDonald v Chicago
b)
Brandenburg v Ohio
c)
DC v Heller
d)
Hernandez v Texas
91.
The court rules that Mexican Americans and all other nationality groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
a)
McDonald v Chicago
b)
Brandenburg v Ohio
c)
DC v Heller
d)
Hernandez v Texas
92.
Upholding the constitutionality of minimum wage legislation enacted by the State of Washington
a)
West Coast Hotel Co v Parrish
b)
US v EC Knight Co.
c)
US v American Library Association
d)
Northern Securities Co. v US
93.
Also known as the "Sugar Trust Case," was a United States Supreme Court case that limited the government's power to control monopolies.
a)
West Coast Hotel Co v Parrish
b)
US v EC Knight Co.
c)
US v American Library Association
d)
Northern Securities Co. v US
94.
Ruled the US Congress has the authority to require public schools & libraries receiving E-Rate discounts to install web filtering software as a condition of receiving federal funds
a)
West Coast Hotel Co v Parrish
b)
US v EC Knight Co.
c)
US v American Library Association
d)
Northern Securities Co. v US
95.
Ruled the US government could break up a monopoly
a)
West Coast Hotel Co v Parrish
b)
US v EC Knight Co.
c)
US v American Library Association
d)
Northern Securities Co. v US
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