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SCOTUS Landmark Cases

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the case of Miranda v Arizona this Amendment was reaffirmed for the right against self-incrimination

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

2.

This is the case where the defendant wrote his petition to the Supreme Court while in a jail cell in Florida

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Morse v. Frederick

3.

This case decided that students can conduct a silent protest as long as it does not interfere with education environment at schools “students do not shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate.”

a)

Bethel v. Fraser

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

4.

This case decided that principals have the right to edit school newspapers as long it pertains to the education of the students:

a)

Morse v. Frederick

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

5.
A person has been arrested and questioned by the police before being informed of his or her rights. This is in violation of the Supreme Court ruling in 
a)
Gideon V. Wainwright
b)
In Re Gault
c)
Morse v. Frederick
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
6.
Determined "Separate but Equal" did violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
In re Gault
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
7.
Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was not acceptable.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Bush v. Gore
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
8.
Students don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the "schoolhouse gate."
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
c)
D.C. v. Heller
d)
U.S. v. Nixon
9.
Schools have the right to limit a student's freedom of speech and of the press.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
D.C. v. Heller
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
10.
How many justices serve on Supreme Court?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
11.

How are Supreme Court justices selected?

a)

Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President

b)

by an election

c)

Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate

12.

The Supreme Court hears what type of law?

a)

Constitutional

b)

Civil

c)

Criminal

d)

Military

13.

A 1803 Supreme Court case that established judicial review: gives the Supreme Court judges to review a case

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Tinker v. DesMoines

c)

United States v. Nixon

d)

Marbury v Madison

14.
The Supreme Court is an appellate court.  An appellate court ____________ cases. 
a)
makes the first decision
b)
reviews the decision made by a  lower court
15.

Schools only need reasonable suspicion (not a warrant) to search students or locker. This is necessary to provide a safe learning environment: Which case?

a)

Bethal School District v. Fraser

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

New Jersey v. TLO

16.
How do federal judges, including supreme court justices, get their job?
a)
elected by the people
b)
chose by existing judges and approved by the President
c)
appointed by congress and approved by the President
d)
Appointed by the President and approved by the Senate
17.
How many Supreme Court justices are there on the court today?
a)
five
b)
seven
c)
nine
d)
eleven
18.
The Court said that segregated schools were unequal and violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright
b)
District of Columbia v. Heller
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
19.
Ruled that courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys.
a)
United States v. Nixon
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
20.
This is the highest court in the land
a)
District Court
b)
Circuit Court
c)
Supreme Court of Virginia
d)
United States Supreme Court
21.
Supreme Court justices can serve  _____.
a)
for 10 years
b)
for 12 years
c)
for 20 years
d)
until they die or choose to retire
22.
The leader of the Supreme Court is called the _____________.
a)
Head Honcho
b)
Chief Justice
c)
Chief Courter
d)
Speaker of the Court
23.
What issue did Brown v. The Board of Education address
a)
"Whites Only" water fountains are not OK
b)
Blacks may not be made to sit at the back of the bus
c)
Separate but equal is not OK; no more segregation
d)
There may be white schools & black schools
24.
What did the Supreme Court decide in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
a)
Principals cannot censor school newspapers
b)
The 1st Amendment means freedom of speech no matter what
c)
Students have the authority in their own work
d)
School officials have authority to decide what is appropriate in student publications
25.

This landmark Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, which means that the courts can determine actions by Congress or the Executive Branch unconstitutional.

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Marbury v. Madison

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