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Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Separate facilities for people of different races could never be equal (1954)

a)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.

b)

Korematsu v US

c)

Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

2.

Separate facilities for people of different races were OK, so long as they were equal (1896).

a)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Engel v Vitale

d)

Furman v Georgia

3.

Reinforced idea of national supremacy/ implied powers (1819) .

a)

Bethel School District v Frasier

b)

Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US

c)

McCulloch v Maryland

d)

New Jersey v TLO

4.

Congress could fight discrimination in private businesses/implied powers (1964).

a)

Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS

d)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

5.

Schools can censor content in school publications (1988).

a)

Gregg v Georgia

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US

d)

New Jersey v TLO

6.

Upheld freedom of speech in schools (1969)

a)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

b)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.

c)

Texas v Johnson

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

7.

Suspended the use of the death penalty in the United States (1972) .

a)

Gibbons v Ogden

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Furman v Georgia

d)

Gregg v Georgia

8.

Evidence obtained during an unreasonable search may not be admissible in court (1961) .

a)

Mapp v Ohio

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

McCulloch v Maryland

d)

Miranda v Arizona

9.

Gave schools broad power to search students (1985) .

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

New Jersey v TLO

c)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

d)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.

10.

Government directed prayer in public school is unconstitutional (1962).

a)

Furman v Georgia

b)

Bethel School District v Frasier

c)

Engel v Vitale

d)

Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS

11.

Judicial Review – Supreme Court can rule a law unconstitutional (1803).

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Mapp v Ohio

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Korematsu v US

12.

States race could be a factor in college admission if intended to achieve a balance (1978).

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

New Jersey v TLO

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

13.

Students can be used to achieve racial diversity in schools (1971).

a)

Texas v Johnson

b)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.

c)

Bethel School District v Frasier

d)

Furman v Georgia

14.

All suspects must be given a lawyer (1963).

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Gideon v Wainwright

d)

Mapp v Ohio

15.

Burning a US flag is protected speech (1989).

a)

Texas v Johnson

b)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Ed.

c)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

16.

Suspects must be made aware of their rights upon arrest (1966).

a)

Mapp v Ohio

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Furman v Georgia

d)

Bethel School District v Frasier

17.

Congress can regulate trade among and within states/an implied power (1824) .

a)

Gideon v Wainwright

b)

Gregg v Georgia

c)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

d)

Gibbons v Ogden

18.

Upheld the use of the death penalty/overturned Furman v. Georgia (1976).

a)

Engel v Vitale

b)

Gregg v Georgia

c)

Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS

d)

Bethel School District v Frasier

19.

US government can restrict people’s rights in times of crisis (1944).

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Mapp v Ohio

d)

Korematsu v US

20.

Upheld school’s decision to suspend a student who made a speech deemed vulgar (1986) .

a)

Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US

b)

Engel v Vitale

c)

Bethel School District v Frasier

d)

Brown v the Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS