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Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Which case established the principle of judicial review?

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

d)

Engel v. Vitale

3.

Which case led to the desegregation of schools?

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Which case ruled that slaves were not citizens and could not sue?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

Which case led to the banning of school sponsored prayers?

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Citizens United v. FEC

d)

Regents v. Bakke

11.

This case determined that the internment of Japanese-Americans was lawful during World War II.

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

United States v. Nixon

d)

Korematsu v. United States

12.

This case ruled that evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court.


a)

West Virginia v. Barnette

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Mapp v. Ohio

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

13.

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

14.

“Separate but equal” is lawful according to which case?

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Engel v. Vitale

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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