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The Warren Court

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

School sponsorship of religious activities (teacher led / directed prayer) violates the establishment clause

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

Schenck v. United States

2.

Which of these cases overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Schenck v. the United States

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Roe v. Wade

3.

Which of these cases defended symbolic speech?

a)

Schenck v. the United States

b)

New York Times v. United States

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

4.

If one is arrested for a misdemeanor and cannot afford an attorney the suspect is entitled to a lawyer free of charge courtesy of what case?

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

5.
This case created separate but equal facilities and encouraged segregation
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Korematsu v. U.S.
6.
This case ended segregation in public schools
a)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
b)
Brown vs. Board of Education
c)
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
d)
Bethel School District v. Fraser
7.
This case said the courts had to provide lawyers for those who can't afford one
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Terry v. Ohio
c)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
8.
This case advocated free speech in the schools in the form of an anti-war protest
a)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
b)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
c)
Mapp vs. Ohio
d)
Morse v. Frederick
9.
This case guaranteed certain rights for individuals being arrested
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
c)
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona 
10.
This court case gave everyone the right to legal counsel in a criminal case
a)
Griswold v. Connecticut
b)
Gideon v. Wainright
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Marbury v. Madison
11.

Constitutional Issue/ Doctrine: "One man, one vote"

a)

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

b)

Baker v. Carr (1962)

c)

Engel v. Vitale (1963)

12.

Constitutional Issue/ Doctrine: 1st Amendment, Freedom of Religion, Establishment Clause

a)

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

b)

Baker v. Carr (1962)

c)

Engel v. Vitale (1963)

13.

The impact of Engel v. Vitale (1963):

a)

"One man, one vote"

b)

Race cannot be the sole/major factor in redrawing legislative boundaries.

c)

Written prayers in school were banned.

14.
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
15.

This ruling determined that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and require its recitation in public schools, even when it is non-denominational and students may excuse themselves from participation.

a)

Engle v. Vitale

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Furman v. Georgia

d)

Escobedo v. Illinois

16.

This ruling held that criminal suspects have a right to

counsel during police interrogations. indigent criminal defendants had a right to be provided counsel at trial.

a)

Furman v. Georgia, 1972

b)

Gregg v. Georgia

c)

Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964 or Gideon v. Wainwright, 1863

17.

This ruling held that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" must be excluded from criminal prosecutions in state courts, as well as federal courts.

a)

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

b)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

d)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

18.

The court declared that "student rights do not stop at the schoolhouse gates." The wearing of black armbands was protected by the Constitution. Students enjoy protection of the Bill of Rights unless their actions materially disrupt the educational environment.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

19.

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?

a)

It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the Sixth Amendment, to state and local governments

b)

It increased states’ power to restrict freedom of speech when it is shown to increase the danger to public safety

c)

It required that police officers inform suspects under arrest of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights

d)

It incorporated the Fourth Amendment to state and local governments

20.
This is the case where the petitioner wrote his petition to the Supreme Court while in a jail cell in Florida
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Morse v. Frederick
d)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmier