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WorksheetsLandmark Supreme Court Cases
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Supreme Court case ____ v. ____, the court ruled that people who can't afford an attorney would have one appointed to them.
a)
Furman v. Georgia
b)
Brown v. Board
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
McCulloch v. Maryland
2.
Today if we are arrested, we are read our rights because of the ____v. ____ case.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
The U.S. v. Richard Nixon
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
3.
The Supreme Court case ______ v. ______ established "Judicial Review". This means that the Supreme Court had the final say on interpreting the Constitution.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
The New York Times v. the U.S.
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
4.
In _____ v. _____ the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no rights under the Constitution. Also, that slavery couldn't be banned anywhere in the U.S.
a)
Korematsu v. U.S.
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
5.
The ___ is the highest law in the United States.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Constitution
6.
McCulloch v. Maryland established the _____ Clause.
a)
Santa
b)
Necessary and Proper
c)
Supremacy
d)
Grandfather
7.
Supreme Court cases that established that separate is equal, therefore making segregation legal.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas
c)
Washington D.C. v. Heller
d)
United States v Nixon
8.
Supreme Court case that established separate is NOT equal, therefore DESEGREGATING public schools.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
Bush v. Gore
9.
This case reminds us of the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution. Involved a recount of votes in an election.
a)
United States v Nixon
b)
Bush v Gore
10.
Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?
a)
Self- incrimination
b)
Right to counsel
c)
Freedom of speech
d)
Freedom of expression
11.
Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?
a)
Find persons innocent until proven guilty
b)
Determine if a law is unconstitutional
c)
Limit the number of cases they hear
d)
Determine who will be the next Chief Justice
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