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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Separate facilities for people of different races could never be equal (1954)
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.
Korematsu v US
Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS
Gideon v Wainwright
Separate facilities for people of different races were OK, so long as they were equal (1896).
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
Plessy v Ferguson
Engel v Vitale
Furman v Georgia
Reinforced idea of national supremacy/ implied powers (1819) .
Bethel School District v Frasier
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US
McCulloch v Maryland
New Jersey v TLO
Congress could fight discrimination in private businesses/implied powers (1964).
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US
Gideon v Wainwright
Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS
Regents of University of California v Bakke
Schools can censor content in school publications (1988).
Gregg v Georgia
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US
New Jersey v TLO
Upheld freedom of speech in schools (1969)
Regents of University of California v Bakke
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.
Texas v Johnson
Tinker v Des Moines
Suspended the use of the death penalty in the United States (1972) .
Gibbons v Ogden
Gideon v Wainwright
Furman v Georgia
Gregg v Georgia
Evidence obtained during an unreasonable search may not be admissible in court (1961) .
Mapp v Ohio
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Miranda v Arizona
Gave schools broad power to search students (1985) .
Plessy v Ferguson
New Jersey v TLO
Regents of University of California v Bakke
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.
Government directed prayer in public school is unconstitutional (1962).
Furman v Georgia
Bethel School District v Frasier
Engel v Vitale
Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS
Judicial Review – Supreme Court can rule a law unconstitutional (1803).
McCulloch v Maryland
Mapp v Ohio
Marbury v Madison
Korematsu v US
States race could be a factor in college admission if intended to achieve a balance (1978).
Miranda v Arizona
New Jersey v TLO
Plessy v Ferguson
Regents of University of California v Bakke
Students can be used to achieve racial diversity in schools (1971).
Texas v Johnson
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.
Bethel School District v Frasier
Furman v Georgia
All suspects must be given a lawyer (1963).
McCulloch v Maryland
Marbury v Madison
Gideon v Wainwright
Mapp v Ohio
Burning a US flag is protected speech (1989).
Texas v Johnson
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.
Regents of University of California v Bakke
Plessy v Ferguson
Suspects must be made aware of their rights upon arrest (1966).
Mapp v Ohio
Miranda v Arizona
Furman v Georgia
Bethel School District v Frasier
Congress can regulate trade among and within states/an implied power (1824) .
Gideon v Wainwright
Gregg v Georgia
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
Gibbons v Ogden
Upheld the use of the death penalty/overturned Furman v. Georgia (1976).
Engel v Vitale
Gregg v Georgia
Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS
Bethel School District v Frasier
US government can restrict people’s rights in times of crisis (1944).
McCulloch v Maryland
Marbury v Madison
Mapp v Ohio
Korematsu v US
Upheld school’s decision to suspend a student who made a speech deemed vulgar (1986) .
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US
Engel v Vitale
Bethel School District v Frasier
Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS
