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FCLE amendment and landmark Cases

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1st Amendment

Freedom of Expression

Money = Speech

2010

a)

Tinker v Des Moines

b)

Korematsu v US

c)

Citizens United v Federal Election Committee

d)

Engle v Vitale

2.

Necessary and Proper Clause

Supremacy Clause

National Bank

1819

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

US v Nixon

d)

Bush v Gore

3.

14th Amendment

Separate but Equal=Bad

Schools

1954

a)

US v Lopez

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Roe v Wade

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

4.

14th Amendment

Equal Representation

Racial Gerrymandering

1993

a)

New York Times v US

b)

Mapp v Ohio

c)

Baker v Carr

d)

Shaw v Reno

5.

6th Amendment

Florida

No legal counsel

1963

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Schenck v US

d)

US v Lopez

6.

Article III

Slaves= property

No freedom

1857

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Mapp v Ohio

c)

Texas v Johnson

d)

Dred Scott v Sandford

7.

4th Amendment

14th Amendment

Abortion

1973

a)

Roe v Wade

b)

Regents of the University of California v Bakke

c)

Bush v Gore

d)

Engle v Vitale

8.

1st Amendment

Freedom of Expression

Burning Stars and Stripes

1989

a)

Texas v Johnson

b)

Schenck v US

c)

Baker v Carr

d)

Wisconsin v Yoder

9.

4th Amendment

Must have a Warrant

Can't use evidence that was illegally obtained

1961

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

US v Nixon

c)

US v Lopez

d)

Mapp v Ohio

10.

14th Amendment

Equal Representation

1 person = 1 vote

1962

a)

Tinker v Des Moines

b)

Baker v Carr

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

McDonald v Chicago

11.

Article II

Election

Florida messed up

2000

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Korematsu v US

c)

Bush v Gore

d)

District of Columbia v Heller

12.

5th Amendment

Felt forced to give confession

Every cop must say it

1966

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

McDonald v Chicago

c)

Brown v Board

d)

Texas v Johnson

13.

1st Amendment

Freedom of the Press

Newspapers

1971

a)

Schenck v US

b)

US v Nixon

c)

Citizens United v Federal Election Committee

d)

New York Times v US

14.

1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion

Freedom to practice their religion

1972

a)

Engle v Vitale

b)

Wisconsin v Yoder

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

Dred Scott v Sandford

15.

5th Amendment

14th Amendment

Pearl Harbor Fear

1944

a)

Schenck v US

b)

Korematsu v US

c)

Tinker v Des Moines

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

16.

14th Amendment

Equal Protection Clause

Separate but Equal = OK

1896

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Baker v Carr

17.

2nd Amendment

14th Amendment

Capital

2008

a)

US v Nixon

b)

Miranda v Madison

c)

McDonald v Chicago

d)

District of Columbia v Heller

18.

1st Amendment

Establishment Clause

Separates Church and State

Schools

1962

a)

Engle v Vitale

b)

Brown v Board

c)

Wisconsin v Yoder

d)

Mapp v Ohio

19.

Article III

Established Judicial Review

Judges didn't get their judgeships

1803

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Dred Scott v Sandford

c)

McCulloch v Maryland

d)

Marbury v Madison

20.

1st Amendment

Free Speech

World War I Draft

1919

a)

Shaw v Reno

b)

Schenck v US

c)

Us v Nixon

d)

New York Times v US

21.

1st Amendment

Free Speech

Schools and Vietnam War

1969

a)

Texas v Johnson

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

Schenck v US

d)

McDonald v Chicago

22.

Article II

Executive Privilege

Recording Conversations

1974

a)

US v Nixon

b)

Bush v Gore

c)

Citizens United v Federal Election Committee

d)

District of Columbia v Heller

23.

2nd Amendment

Guns ok for self-defense

2nd Amendment applies to state and local governments

2010

a)

Korematsu v US

b)

District of Columbia v Heller

c)

US v Lopez

d)

McDonald v Chicago

24.

Article I

Commerce Clause

Not 2nd Amendment

1995

a)

US v Lopez

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

Mapp v Ohio

d)

Texas v Johnson

25.

1st Amendment

Freedom of Press

School Newspapers

1988

a)

Baker v Carr

b)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Engle v Vitale

26.

14th Amendment

Discrimination

Colleges

1978

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Regents of the University of California v Bakke

c)

District of Columbia v Heller

d)

McDonald v Chicago

27.
Which court case established Judicial Review?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Texas v Johnson
c)
Marbury v Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
28.
Which court case allowed individuals to burn the US flag as symbolic speech?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Texas v Johnson
c)
Marbury v Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
29.
Which court case created the constitutionality of "Separate but Equal"?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Texas v Johnson
c)
Marbury v Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
30.
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
31.
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
32.
Which court case created a test that all governmental agencies must pass to maintain the "Separation of Church and State"?
a)
Lemon v Kurtman
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
33.
Which court case overruled Plessy v Ferguson and declared that separate is not equal? 
a)
Mapp v Ohio
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
34.
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
35.
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
36.
Which court case limited Executive Privilege?  
a)
Mapp v Ohio
b)
Gideon v Wainwright
c)
US v Nixon
d)
Brown v Board of Ed
37.

This case "...was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy."

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

University of California v. Bakke

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Chisholm v. Georgia

38.

This case "...was a landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I"

a)

Schenck v. U.S.

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Harvard v. Ohio

d)

Mapp v. Virginia

39.

This case is "...considered the first United States Supreme Court case of significance and impact. Given its date, there was little available legal precedent. The case was superseded in 1795 by the Eleventh Amendment"

a)

Chisholm v. Georgia

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Baker v. carr

40.

In the Supreme Court Case _____ ______ ________ 1967, the court ruled that children were guaranteed the same rights as adults under due process of the law.

a)

In Re Gault

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

41.

This author is expressing her opinion about -

a)

recalling members of Congress

b)

impeaching the President

c)

disobeying the Supreme Court

d)

amending the Constitution

42.

Sandy is sentenced to life in prison for shoplifting. This is a violation of...

a)

8th Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

43.

What is the 12 Amendment?

a)

President and Vice President are elected on one ticket--but elected separately in the Electoral College

b)

Defines Citizenship

c)

President can only serve 2 terms

d)

abolished slavery

44.

In Michigan, you must be 16 years old to drive a car. What amendment guarantees this?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

45.
Which amendment defines US citizenship & guarantees equal protection of the laws?
a)
11th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
13th
46.

  • No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

a)
amendment 1
b)
amendment 2
c)
amendment 3
d)

amendment 4

47.

Mark's home is searched by police, who do not have a warrant to do so. This is a violation of...

a)

6th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

48.

To legally cancel

a)

Appeal

b)

Verdict

c)

Evidence

d)

Judicial Review

e)

Nullify

49.

Mark's home is searched by police, who do not have a warrant to do so. This is a violation of...

a)

6th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

50.
A most unusual amendment - it is the only one to repeal a previous one
a)
21tst
b)
22nd
c)
18th
d)
26th
51.
What amendment reserves powers not given to the national government to the states or the people?
a)
10th Amendment
b)
11th Amendment
c)
9th Amendment
d)
12th Amendment
52.

Ended Prohibition (allowed the sale of alcohol)

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

e)

26

53.

The decision reached by a jury or judge

a)

Appeal

b)

Verdict

c)

Evidence

d)

Judicial Review

e)

Nullify

54.

Anything used by a lawyer to prove their client's side of the story is what really happened

a)

Appeal

b)

Verdict

c)

Evidence

d)

Judicial Review

e)

Nullify

55.

To ask a higher court to review a case

a)

Appeal

b)

Verdict

c)

Evidence

d)

Judicial Review

e)

Nullify

56.
“Let the end be legitimate … and all means which are … consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution,are constitutional .”
Chief Justice Marshall invoked this phrase to establish the right of Congress to pass laws that are “necessary and proper” to conduct the business of the U.S. government. Here, the court upheld Congress’ power to create a national bank.
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Munn v. Illinois
d)
McCulloch v. Marshall
57.
1.  The Supreme Court takes on a case about the constitutional merits of a law.  After hearing arguments for and against the law, they issue a verdict that the law goes against certain provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Once determined unconstitutional, the law is struck down, or voided. 
a)
judicial review 
b)
federal appeal 
c)
limited government 
d)
popular sovereignty 
58.
No state shall…deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law.”  
a)
Supremacy Clause
b)
Equal Protection Clause
c)
Elastic Clause
d)
Necessary and Proper Clause
59.
Landmark Case
a)
Case with historical or legal significance
b)
Powers shared by national and state governments
c)
Congressmen who wanted full citizenship for freed African Americans, and wanted a strict Reconstruction readmittance policy
60.

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

61.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

62.

Which case ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures," is inadmissible in state courts?

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

63.

What does the Tenth Amendment state?

a)

Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

b)

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

c)

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

d)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

64.

This court case struck down a law requiring Amish kids to attend high school as the law violated 1st Amendment right of religious freedom.

a)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Hernadez v. Texas
65.

Juvenile criminal defendants are entitled to due process under the 14th amendment

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

In re Gault

d)

Mapp v. Ohio

66.

Which case determined that banning handguns violates the 2nd amendment?


a)

Citizens United v. FEC

b)

D.C. v. Heller

c)

Korematsu v. United States

d)

Mapp v. Ohio

67.

Which case determined that

political spending is a form of protected speech?


a)

Bush v. Gore

b)

U.S. v. Nixon

c)

Citizens United v. FEC

d)

Texas v. Johnson

68.

Which case decided that state courts must appoint lawyers for defendants who can’t afford one?

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Mapp v. Ohio

d)

Texas v. Johnson

69.

Which case ruled that the Florida Supreme Court's scheme for recounting ballots was unconstitutional?

a)

Bush v. Gore

b)

U.S. v. Nixon

c)

Regents v. Bakke

d)

West Virginia v. Barnette

70.

Which case decided schools have the right to censor student speech?

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

Texas v. Johnson

71.

This case decided that use of racial "quotas" in its admissions process was unconstitutional, but a school's use of "affirmative action" to accept more minority applicants was constitutional in some circumstances.


a)

Regents v. Bakke

b)

Korematsu v. United States

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board

72.

The ruling in this case led to law enforcement being required to advise suspects of their 5th & 6th amendment rights.


a)

Gideon v. Waintwright

b)

In re Gault

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Mapp v. Ohio

73.

This case determined that Congress can establish banks through the “necessary and proper clause”

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

United States v. Nixon

c)

Citizens United v. FEC

d)

D.C. v. Heller

74.

This case decided that flag burning is protected speech.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

Citizens United v. FEC

d)

Engel v. Vitale

75.

The ruling in this case ensure students do not lose 1st amendment rights while at school

a)

Engel v. Vitale

b)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

In re Gault

76.

The ruling in this case means students can’t be required to say the pledge of allegiance

a)

Texas v. Johnson

b)

West Virginia v. Barnette

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Regents v. Bakke

77.

This case makes it clear that President's do not have absolute executive privilege


a)

Bush v. Gore

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

United States v. Nixon

d)

Korematsu v. United States

78.
Which part of the US Constitution outlines judicial power?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Preamble
d)
Article III
79.
What case held that expressions that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?
a)
Schenck v. U.S.
b)
Texas v. Johnson
c)
Cooper v. Aaron
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
80.

Which Landmark Supreme Court Case dealt with privacy rights at school?

a)

NJ v TLO

b)

Texas v Johnson

c)

Gideon v Wainwright

d)

Brown v Board of Education

81.

Why are landmark cases of the Supreme Court important?

a)

They change the way the Constitution is interprested

b)

They are used by lawyers in court to prove points of law

c)

The are used by judges to justify decisions

d)

They reflect the "federal mindset" so that states can form better laws.

e)

They help preserve our national Landmarks which are the bedrock of our History as a People.

82.

What future Supreme Court Justice was the lead Lawyer in the Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

b)

John Roberts

c)

Samuel Alito

d)

Thurgood Marshall

e)

Clarence Thomas

83.

Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

b)

John Roberts

c)

Samuel Alito

d)

Thurgood Marshall

e)

Clarence Thomas

84.

What is the Head Justice of the Supreme Court called?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

Supreme Justice

c)

Chairman of the Supreme Court

d)

Diana Ross

e)

Lord of Justice

85.
The Supreme Court hears what type of law?
a)
Constitutional
b)
Civil
c)
Criminal
d)
Military
86.
How are Supreme Court justices selected?
a)
Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
b)
by an election
c)
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
d)
Congress selects them
87.
This Supreme Court case established students first amendment right to freedom of  the PRESS is limited at school
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
88.
This Supreme Court case established that JUVENILES have the same constitutional rights as adults.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
b)
Tinker v. DesMoines
c)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
89.

In order to have a case reviewed by the Supreme Court, what must be filed?

a)

writ of certoari

b)

writ of habeas corpus

c)

plea bargin

d)

bill of attainer

90.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

5

b)

15

c)

19

d)

27

91.

which amendment protects you against unreasonable search and seizure?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

92.

Which amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

19

93.

Which of these best describes the result of the Supreme Court ruling in New Jersey v. TLO?

a)

Students have fewer privacy rights in school than in other public settings

b)

School officials must have search warrants in order to search student property

c)

School officials may plan religious assemblies for students

d)

Restrictions placed on student speech in schools are justified

94.
The Korematsu legal team argued that Executive Order 9066 was a violation of Korematsu's ...
a)
13th Amendment rights
b)
14th Amendment rights
c)
15th Amendment rights
d)
16th Amendment rights

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