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Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which case said that separate facilities for people of different races could never be equal in 1954?

a)

Gibbon v Ogden

b)

Brown v the board of education of Topeka, KS

c)

Engel v Vitale

d)

Furman v Georgia

2.

Which court case said separate facilities for people of different races were OK, so long as they were equal in 1896?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Engel v Vitale

c)

Gregg v Georgia

d)

Mapp v Ohio

3.

Which court case reinforced the idea of national supremacy/implied powers?

a)

Korematsu v US

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

McCulloch v Maryland

4.

Which court case said that congress could fight discrimination in private businesses?

a)

Heart of Atlanta motel, inc. v US

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

d)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg board of education

5.

What court case said that schools can sensor content in school publications?

a)

Gregg v Georgia

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

d)

Mapp v Ohio

6.

What case had the suspension of the death penalty?

a)

Furman V Georgia

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

Mapp v Ohio

d)

Engel v Vitale

7.

What case upheld freedom of speech in school?

a)

Bethel school district v Frasier

b)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg board of education

c)

New Jersey v Arizona

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

8.

What case upheld the school's decision to suspend a student that made a "vulgar" speech?

a)

Bethel school district v Frasier

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Gibbons v Ogden

d)

Korematsu v US

9.

What case said that unreasonable search may not be admissible in court?

a)

Mapp v Ohio

b)

New Jersey v TLO

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

TExas v Johnson

10.

What case gave schools the right to search students?

a)

Brown v the board of education of Topeka, KS

b)

Regents of university of California v Bakke

c)

New Jersey v TLO

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

11.

What case said that students can be bused to achieve racial diversity in schools?

a)

Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of education

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Gideon v Wainwright

d)

Bethel School District v Frasier

12.

What case said that stated race could be a factor in college admission if intended to achieve a balance?

a)

Engel v Vitale

b)

Texas v Johnson

c)

Regents of University of California v Bakke

d)

McCulloch v Maryland

13.

What case identified that the supreme court can rule a law unconstitutional?

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v US

c)

Gregg v Georgia

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

14.

What case upheld the use of the death penalty/overturned Furman v. Georgia?

a)

Engel v Vitale

b)

Gregg v Georgia

c)

Furman v Georgia

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

15.

What case said that all suspects must be given a lawyer?

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Gideon v Wainwright

d)

Bethel School District v Frasier

16.

What case made congress regulate trade among and within states?

a)

McCulloh v Maryland

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Gibbons v Ogden

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

17.

What case said that prayer in public school is unconstitutional?

a)

Engel v Vitale

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Gregg v Georgia

d)

Bethel school district v Frasier

18.

What case said suspects must be aware of their rights upon arrest?

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

New Jersey v TLO

19.

What case said burning the US flag is an example of "protected speech"?

a)

Korematsu v US

b)

Texas v Johnson

c)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

20.

What case allowed that the government can restrict people's rights in times of crisis?

a)

Kporematsu v US

b)

Gibbons v Ogden

c)

Hearts of Atlanta motel, inc. v US

d)

Gregg v Georgia