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Supreme Court cases

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Tinker v Des Moines

d)

Bush v Gore

2.

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

In Re Gault

d)

District of Columbia v Heller

3.

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

In Re Gault

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

4.

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6th Amendment.

a)

Tinker v Des Moines

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

United States v Nixon

5.

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was unconstitutional.

a)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Brown v Board of Education

6.

Juveniles are allowed to have “Due Process” rights. (right to a trial, right to an attorney, right to question witnesses, etc.)

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

In Re Gault

d)

Miranda v Arizona

7.

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

a)

In Re Gault

b)

District of Columbia v Heller

c)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

8.

Legal or social separation of races.

a)

Segregation

b)

Lobbying

c)

Boycotting

9.

Allowed for the censorship (blocking) of materials / stories written in school newspapers.

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

10.

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

a)

due process of law

b)

eminent domain

c)

double jeopardy

d)

trial by jury

11.

What it is called when someone is being forced to testify against oneself?

a)

self-incrimination

b)

reflection

c)

self-process

d)

judicial review

12.

What is the impact of Korematsu v. United States?

a)

must be told your rights

b)

rights are limited, especially at wartime

c)

must be given a lawyer

d)

said separate but equal is okay

13.

This court case established implied powers, by allowing the federal government to establish a national bank.

a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Gibbons v Ogden