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Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In this case, a citizen decided not to pay taxes that were imposed on the bank he was employed by. This tax was imposed by State Congress. The key issue in this case revolved around the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.

a)

McColloch v. Maryland

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

2.

This 1995 case, which had to do with guns, revolved mostly around the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. In the case, a high school senior took a concealed weapon into school. He was charged federally, an action that caused a response by the Supreme Court.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

United States v. Lopez

c)

New York Times Co v. United States

d)

Shaw v. Reno

3.

This 1962 case revolved around the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. It concerned a prayer that was recited, by which a law suit was filed against the Praying Party.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

Schenck v. United States

4.

In this case, several students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school prohibited this, and the students sued for violation of Freedom of Expression.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

Des Moines Independent Community School District v. Tinker

c)

Tinker v. Iowa Independent Community School District

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Board

5.

Which one of these cases revolved around religion, in which Amish Students were not permitted to attend High School due to the Religious nature of their Families?

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Baker v, Carr

6.

This 1971 case is also known as the pentagon papers. It dealt with the Nixon Administration and how they attempted to prevent a famous newspaper from publishing material about the Vietnam War.

a)

New York Times Co V. United States

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

7.

This 1919 case primarily dealt with the First Amendment. In the case, the socialist plaintiff sued against the use of the Espionage Act, which was later deemed constitutional and not a violation.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

New York Times Co v. United States

c)

Schenck v. United States

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

8.

A relatively recent case, this 2010 ruling had to do with the second amendment. The court ruled that a city's handgun law was unconstitutional and challenged the ban.

a)

McDonald v. Chicago

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

c)

District of Columbia v. Heller

d)

The Second Amendment

9.

A very famous and influential case, the main dilemma found in this case was abortion. The ruling, which was in favor in abortion, expanded the definition of privacy and is one of the most controversial rulings of all time.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

McDonald v. Chicago

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

10.

This amendment was the key issue of the 1963 case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which a Florida man filed against the court's decision that violated his right to representation.

a)

4th

b)

6th

c)

1st

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

11.

A unique case when compared to others, the main issue in this case had to do with jurisdiction. The question of whether or not the Supreme Court has the ability to hear cases of legislative apportionment was decided in this case.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Shaw v. Reno

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

12.

This case, which also occurred in 2010, and determined that corporations can be considered people in terms of speech and that political speech by a nonprofit is allowed under the confines of the first amendment.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Baker v. Carr

13.

This case, which had a big impact on the gerrymandering standards of the country, in which a heavily gerrymandered district of North Carolina was challenged in court. The court determined that districts can be constitutionally challenged if they are built off of race alone.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

Shaw v. Reno

14.

What was the main issue at hand in the 1803 case, Marbury v. Madison?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

The First Amendment

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

d)

Segregation

15.

One of the most influential and famous court cases in history, this case decided that "separate but equal is inherently unequal" and ruled against a previous court case that favored segregation.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

d)

Marbury v. Madison

16.

My Favorite Part of this Quiz was...

(a)