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Landmark SCOTUS Cases - Spring 2021

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A law forcing students to read from the Bible is unconstitutional

a)

Abington Schools v. Schempp

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wallace v. Jaffree

d)

New York Times v. U.S.

2.

A law requiring a moment of silence in public schools is unconstitutional

a)

Abington Schools v. Schempp

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wallace v. Jaffree

d)

New York Times v. U.S.

3.

A law forcing students to say a prayer at the beginning of each school day is unconstitutional

a)

Abington Schools v. Schempp

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wallace v. Jaffree

d)

New York Times v. U.S.

4.

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

a)

Abington Schools v. Schempp

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wallace v. Jaffree

d)

New York Times v. U.S.

5.

Flag burning is protected as symbolic expression under the freedom of speech

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District

d)

New Jersey v. TLO

6.

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

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District

d)

New Jersey v. TLO

7.

All evidence seized in violation of the Constitution (without a legal warrant) cannot be used in a state court - the Exclusionary Rule

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District

d)

New Jersey v. TLO

8.

School administration need "reasonable suspicion" instead of "probable cause" to search students on campus

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District

d)

New Jersey v. TLO

9.

A woman's right to an abortion is protected under her 4th Amendment right to privacy

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

In re Gault

10.

Juveniles have the same due process rights as adults

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

In re Gault

11.

You always have the right to a lawyer in order to get a fair trial even if you cannot afford one

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

In re Gault

12.

Established the Miranda Rights; an arrested person has the right to be informed of their rights before interrogation

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

In re Gault

13.

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

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

c)

Korematsu v. U.S.

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

14.

Removing Japanese-Americans from their homes and forcing them into internment camps is constitutional (later reversed)

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

c)

Korematsu v. U.S.

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

15.

Held that keeping races separate was inherently unequal; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and "separate but equal" principle; integrated schools and most public places

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

c)

Korematsu v. U.S.

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

16.

Established the "separate but equal" principle

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

c)

Korematsu v. U.S.

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford