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S.C. Cases - AP GOV

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which court case considered corporations people which meant their funding of “independent political expenditures cannot be limited.”? (2010)

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

2.

Which court case relates to students’ right to freely express themselves and it often is associated with the phrase, “Students don’t shed their rights at the schoolhouse gate.”? (1969)

a)

McDonald v. Chicago

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

3.

In the case Roe v. Wade, what were the constitutional issues at hand? (1973)

a)

Violation of freedom of speech

b)

Supreme Court's authority

c)

Whether a woman’s right to an abortion was permitted by the Constitution

d)

Right of privacy

4.

Which of the following characteristics is not found in the case United States v. Lopez? (1995)

a)

Commerce Clause

b)

Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

c)

The Commerce Clause does not grant Congress limitless power

d)

The Necessary & Proper Clause says Congress is not limited by its expressed power

5.

This court case related to racial gerrymandering and led to majority-minority districts being constitutionally challenged if race was the primary factor. (1993)

a)

Shaw v. Reno

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

6.

In the New York Times Co v. United States court case, what was the constitutional issue at hand? (1971)

a)

Supremacy Clause

b)

Prevention of publication “classified material” was a violation of the First Amendment’s freedom of the press

c)

Whether a woman’s right to an abortion was permitted by the Constitution

d)

Whether or not the Supreme Court had the authority to hear cases regarding legislative apportionment

7.

Which court case decided that public schools were not allowed to hold prayers regardless of if they were voluntary and didn’t adhere to a specific religion? (1962)

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

8.

In which case was it held that the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel applied to state court defendants due to the Fourteenth Amendment? (1963)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Shaw v. Reno

d)

Roe v. Wade

9.

In Brown v. Board of Education, the case dealt with all of the following EXCEPT? (1954)

a)

Right of counsel

b)

Stare Decisis

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Equal Protection Clause

10.

In this case, it was held that the Espionage did not violate the First Amendment and Congress used its wartime authority appropriately. (1919)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

c)

McDonald v. Chicago

d)

Schenck v. United States

11.

In which court case was it decided that children are only required to attend school until eighth grade since free exercise of religion was more powerful than a federal interest of having children be sent to school past eighth grade? (1972)

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

d)

New York Times Co v. United States

12.

In this court case, the constitutional issue of whether or not the Supreme Court had the authority to hears cases regarding legislative apportionment was presented and a decision was reached that the Supreme Court had authority to hear the case. (1962)

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Baker v. Carr

d)

Shaw v. Reno

13.

Congress concluded in this court case that the Supremacy Clause confirmed that national laws are superior to state laws and therefore the state cannot tax the federal government. This court case also decided that Congress has the ability to create a bank through its implied powers. (1819)

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

United States v. Lopez

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Shaw v. Reno

14.

All of the following are characteristics of the Marbury v. Madison case EXCEPT? (1803)

a)

Authority to order/delivery of commission

b)

Established judicial review

c)

Judiciary Act of 1801

d)

Supremacy Clause

15.

In which court case was it determined that a handgun ban was unconstitutional since it is a right to self-defense? (2010)

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

McDonald v. Chicago

d)

United States v. Lopez