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WorksheetsLandmark SCOTUS Cases - Spring 2021
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A law forcing students to read from the Bible is unconstitutional
Abington Schools v. Schempp
Engel v. Vitale
Wallace v. Jaffree
New York Times v. U.S.
A law requiring a moment of silence in public schools is unconstitutional
Abington Schools v. Schempp
Engel v. Vitale
Wallace v. Jaffree
New York Times v. U.S.
A law forcing students to say a prayer at the beginning of each school day is unconstitutional
Abington Schools v. Schempp
Engel v. Vitale
Wallace v. Jaffree
New York Times v. U.S.
Newspapers were allowed to publish the Pentagon Papers - the government's use of prior restraint to try to prevent publication violated freedom of the press
Abington Schools v. Schempp
Engel v. Vitale
Wallace v. Jaffree
New York Times v. U.S.
Flag burning is protected as symbolic expression under the freedom of speech
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
New Jersey v. TLO
Students' wearing of armbands protesting the Vietnam War is protected under freedom of speech - the school can only ban student behavior/actions if it significantly interrupts discipline or the school day
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
New Jersey v. TLO
All evidence seized in violation of the Constitution (without a legal warrant) cannot be used in a state court - the Exclusionary Rule
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
New Jersey v. TLO
School administration need "reasonable suspicion" instead of "probable cause" to search students on campus
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
New Jersey v. TLO
A woman's right to an abortion is protected under her 4th Amendment right to privacy
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
In re Gault
Juveniles have the same due process rights as adults
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
In re Gault
You always have the right to a lawyer in order to get a fair trial even if you cannot afford one
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
In re Gault
Established the Miranda Rights; an arrested person has the right to be informed of their rights before interrogation
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
In re Gault
Held that African Americans were not citizens and did not have the right to sue in court; legalized slavery in the whole U.S. regardless of Missouri Compromise
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Removing Japanese-Americans from their homes and forcing them into internment camps is constitutional (later reversed)
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Held that keeping races separate was inherently unequal; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and "separate but equal" principle; integrated schools and most public places
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Established the "separate but equal" principle
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
