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Famous Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?

a)

The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.

b)

The school district wanted to search the bags of the students.

c)

The parents did not want their children wearing black arm bands in school.

2.

Why did John & Mary Beth Tinker and Chris Eckhardt wear black arm bands?

a)

To Protest the war in Vietnam.

b)

They disagreed about taxes.

c)

To support WWII veterans.

3.

Who did the courts side with in Tinker

a)

The school district.

b)

The parents and students.

c)

The case remains unresolved

4.

What was the Supreme Court's response to siding with the students and parents in Tinker

a)

Parents and students have a stronger say in decisions than schools.

b)

Students have unlimited rights in expression.

c)

Students and teachers don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression.

5.

When can a school limit student speech?

a)

When the act fails the "disruption test".

b)

When the expression offends the teacher.

c)

When parents get annoyed.

6.

Which of these incidents led to the New Jersey v. TLO case?

a)

A school principal censored articles from the school newspaper

b)

A school district used public transportation to segregate students by race

c)

School authorities searched a student’s bag without a warrant

d)

School authorities suspended students for wearing black armbands as a protest

7.

Which of these statements best explains why school officials are allowed to search a student’s locker without a search warrant?

a)

It is illegal for police officers to enter school property

b)

All constitutional rights are denied to students who are under 21 years of age

c)

School officials are part of local police departments

d)

It is considered necessary for protection of other students

8.

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

9.

Which of these statements best explains why school officials are allowed to search a student’s locker without a search warrant?

a)

It is illegal for police officers to enter school property

b)

All constitutional rights are denied to students who are under 21 years of age

c)

School officials are part of local police departments

d)

It is considered necessary for protection of other students

10.

Ingraham v. Wright was a Supreme Court case that was about ________________.

a)

the right to go to any school you want for free.

b)

all races being able to learn together in one school.

c)

physical discipline in schools.

d)

getting to choose private schools over public schools.

11.
Schools have the right to limit a student's freedom of speech and of the press.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
D.C. v. Heller
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
12.

Which case established school officials can censor materials included as school work?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

d)

District of Columbia v. Heller

13.

"Students who voluntarily participate in school athletics have reason to expect intrusions upon normal rights and privileges, including privacy."

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Vernonia School District v. Acton

14.

"Students who voluntarily participate in school athletics have reason to expect intrusions upon normal rights and privileges, including privacy."

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Vernonia School District v. Acton

15.
Ruling:The court: reasonable physical discipline at school doesn’t violate the Constitution
a)
Ingraham V Wright
b)
Grutter v Bollinger
c)
New Jersey v T.L.O.
d)
Kent v United States
16.
Ruling: Teens CAN be tried as adults, however, must weigh a variety of factors
a)
Ingraham V Wright
b)
Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier
c)
West Side Community Schools v Mergens
d)
Kent v United States
17.
Supreme Court case where the court ruled that racial segregation of schools violated the Constitution, segregated schools were unequal.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Desegregation
c)
Lau v. Nichols
d)
Civil Rights Act
18.

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

US v. Nixon

d)

Baker v. Carr

19.

suspect must be read their rights before interrogation

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963

b)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969