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Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?

a)

Segregation was deemed legal in the south

b)

Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

c)

Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character

d)

School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

2.

US v. Nixon is considered a landmark case because it provided what lesson for future leaders?

a)

You must obey a court order

b)

The president is accountable for enforcing the law

c)

The president is not above the law

d)

The president is not allowed to have private meetings

3.

Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?

a)

Self- incrimination

b)

Right to counsel

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Freedom of expression

4.

Students have limited freedom of speech in a school setting. Which of the following cases helped prove that point?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

In re Gault

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

5.

Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?

a)

Find persons innocent until proven guilty

b)

Determine if a law is unconstitutional

c)

Limit the number of cases they hear

d)

Determine who will be the next Chief Justice

6.

Which court case established Judicial Review?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

In re Gault

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Marbury v. Madison

7.

What is due process?

a)

people who are accused of crimes do not have to testify

b)

people who are accused of crimes must be read their rights

c)

people who are accused of crimes must be treated fairly

d)

people who are accused of crimes deserve to go to jail

8.

This case started with a prank phone call.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

In Re Gault

c)

DC v. Heller

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

9.

Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Due process rights

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Separate but equal

10.

What does this court decision illustrate?

a)

The court has the power to discriminate based on race.

b)

The court has the power of judicial review.

c)

The court is a district court.

d)

The court is a trial court.

11.

This case deals with your right to counsel in a courtroom.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

District of Columbia v, Heller

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

In re Gault

12.

Some of the background to this case included a hotel break-in and taping people without their knowledge.

a)

Bush v. Gore

b)

US v. Nixon

c)

District of Columbia v. Heller

d)

Marbury v. Madison

13.

What did the Supreme Court declare about slaves in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

a)

They are free

b)

They are property

c)

They are equal

d)

They are citizens