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WorksheetsLandmark Supreme Court Cases
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?
Segregation was deemed legal in the south
Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection
Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character
School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not
US v. Nixon is considered a landmark case because it provided what lesson for future leaders?
You must obey a court order
The president is accountable for enforcing the law
The president is not above the law
The president is not allowed to have private meetings
Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?
Self- incrimination
Right to counsel
Freedom of speech
Freedom of expression
Students have limited freedom of speech in a school setting. Which of the following cases helped prove that point?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
In re Gault
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?
Find persons innocent until proven guilty
Determine if a law is unconstitutional
Limit the number of cases they hear
Determine who will be the next Chief Justice
Which court case established Judicial Review?
Plessy v. Ferguson
In re Gault
Tinker v. Des Moines
Marbury v. Madison
What is due process?
people who are accused of crimes do not have to testify
people who are accused of crimes must be read their rights
people who are accused of crimes must be treated fairly
people who are accused of crimes deserve to go to jail
This case started with a prank phone call.
Tinker v. Des Moines
In Re Gault
DC v. Heller
Gideon v. Wainwright
Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Due process rights
Freedom of speech
Judicial Review
Separate but equal
What does this court decision illustrate?
The court has the power to discriminate based on race.
The court has the power of judicial review.
The court is a district court.
The court is a trial court.
This case deals with your right to counsel in a courtroom.
Miranda v. Arizona
District of Columbia v, Heller
Gideon v. Wainwright
In re Gault
Some of the background to this case included a hotel break-in and taping people without their knowledge.
Bush v. Gore
US v. Nixon
District of Columbia v. Heller
Marbury v. Madison
What did the Supreme Court declare about slaves in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
They are free
They are property
They are equal
They are citizens
