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Important Supreme Court Cases 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

3.
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
4.
This Supreme Court case established students have a first amendment right to freedom of SPEECH as long as it doesn't cause a disruption.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
c)
Gideon v Wainwright
d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

5.

Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?

a)

Segregation was deemed legal in the south

b)

Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

c)

Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character

d)

School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

6.

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

7.

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

8.

Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Due process rights

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Separate but equal

9.

This case involved students and their 1st amendment rights. The students were protesting the Vietnam War and got into trouble initially for their protest.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

c)

In re Gault

d)

Brown v. Board

10.

This case deals with your right to counsel in a courtroom.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

District of Columbia v, Heller

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

In re Gault

11.
Which court case stated that suspects must be read their rights when arrested or anything said is inadmissible in court.
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Texas v Johnson
c)
Tinker v Des Moines
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
12.
Which court case expressed that all individuals have the right to an attorney for any criminal charge?
a)
Lemon v Kurtman
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
13.
Which court case is important in protecting the 4th Amendment right to "unreasonable search and seizures"? 
a)
Mapp v Ohio
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
14.
Which Supreme Court case strengthened the right to privacy?
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)
Texas v Johnson
d)
California v Greenwood
15.
Supreme Court justices can serve  _____.
a)
for 10 years
b)
for 12 years
c)
for 20 years
d)
until they die or choose to retire
16.
The leader of the Supreme Court is called the _____________.
a)
Head Honcho
b)
Chief Justice
c)
Chief Courter
d)
Speaker of the Court
17.

This court case established implied (not listed) powers

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

McCulloch v Maryland

c)

Gibbons v Ogden

18.
The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...
a)
declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional
b)
review the Constitution and make laws
c)
review the Constitution and veto laws
d)
impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional
19.
In ____v. ___ the Supreme Court ruled that students don't lose their 1st Amendment rights at the "Schoolhouse gate"
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
The United States v. Ellis
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Marbury v. Madison
20.
How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
a)
10
b)
8
c)
5
d)
9

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