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Supreme Court Case Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Page 96- What is judicial review?
a)
The power of the president to veto bills
b)
The power of the court to overrule previous rulings
c)
The power to appoint federal judges
d)
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and acts unconstitutional
2.
Page 97- What is segregation?
a)
Requiring all races to be treated equal
b)
Laws that enforced the separation of races in public
c)
The power of Congress to declare war
d)
Separating people based on race
3.
Page 97- What is the Equal Protection Clause?
a)
Says all citizens have equal rights and protections under law
b)
Enforced segregation in the South
c)
Says "separate but equal" is legal 
d)
Made slavery illegal in the United States
4.
Page 97- What did the 13th amendment do?
a)
Give women the right to vote
b)
Give African Americans the right to vote
c)
Lowered the voting age to 18
d)
Freed the slaves
5.
Page 97- What did Homer Plessy try to do?
a)
Sit in the white section of a bus
b)
Sit in a whites only train car
c)
Reverse Marbury v. Madison
d)
Reverse Brown v. Board of Education
6.
Page 97- What did the Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
White schools and colored schools had to be integrated
b)
The 14th amendment is unconstitutional
c)
Segregation was unconstitutional
d)
Segregation was constitutional as long as "separate but equal"
7.
Page 97- How did the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson impact society?
a)
It led to more segregation
b)
It led to less segregation
c)
It freed the slaves
d)
It gave equal protection of the law
8.
Page 98- Which amendment guarantees all citizens, regardless of race, equal rights?
a)
1st amendment
b)
2nd amendment
c)
13th amendment
d)
14th amendment
9.
Page 98- What did the court rule in Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
"Separate but equal" is constitutional
b)
Train cars must be desegregated
c)
Segregation in school is unconstitutional
d)
All segregation is illegal
10.

Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?

a)

Segregation was deemed legal in the south

b)

Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

c)

Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character

d)

School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

11.

Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?

a)

Self- incrimination

b)

Right to counsel

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Freedom of expression

12.

Students have limited freedom of speech in a school setting. Which of the following cases helped prove that point?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

In re Gault

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

13.

Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?

a)

Find persons innocent until proven guilty

b)

Determine if a law is unconstitutional

c)

Limit the number of cases they hear

d)

Determine who will be the next Chief Justice

14.

Which court case established Judicial Review?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

In re Gault

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Marbury v. Madison

15.

What is due process?

a)

people who are accused of crimes do not have to testify

b)

people who are accused of crimes must be read their rights

c)

people who are accused of crimes must be treated fairly

d)

people who are accused of crimes deserve to go to jail

16.

This case started with a prank phone call.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

In Re Gault

c)

DC v. Heller

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

17.

This case involved the interpretation of the 2nd amendment.

a)

District of Columbia v. Heller

b)

Bush v. Gore

c)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

18.

Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Due process rights

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Separate but equal

19.

This case involved students and their 1st amendment rights. The students were protesting the Vietnam War and got into trouble initially for their protest.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

c)

In re Gault

d)

Brown v. Board

20.

This case deals with your right to counsel in a courtroom.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

District of Columbia v, Heller

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

In re Gault

21.
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
22.
Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was acceptable. (It was not discrimination.)
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
In re Gault
23.
Determined "Separate but Equal" didn't violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Brown V. Board of Education
d)
In re Gault
24.
Determined "Separate but Equal" did violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
In re Gault
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
25.
Determined that everyone was entitled to legal counsel regardless of their ability to pay.
a)
U.S. v. Nixon
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
D.C. v. Heller
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
26.
Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was not acceptable.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Bush v. Gore
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
27.
Determined that individuals must be told of their rights. Confessions can be thrown out if not.
a)
In re Gault
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
D. C. v. Heller
28.
Everyone is entitled to due process...even juveniles.
a)
In re Gault
b)
D.C. v. Heller
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
29.
Determined an individual could keep a firearm in their home.  Protected 2nd Amendment rights.
a)
D.C. v. Heller
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
In re Gault
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
30.
Students don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the "schoolhouse gate."
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
c)
D.C. v. Heller
d)
U.S. v. Nixon
31.
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
32.

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Tinker v Des Moines

d)

Bush v Gore

33.

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

In Re Gault

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

34.

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6th Amendment.

a)

Tinker v Des Moines

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

United States v Nixon

35.

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was Unconstitutional.

a)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Brown v Board of Education

36.

Juveniles are allowed to have “Due Process” rights. (right to a trial, right to an attorney, right to question witnesses, etc.)

a)

District of Columbia v Heller

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

In Re Gault

d)

Miranda v Arizona

37.

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

a)

In Re Gault

b)

District of Columbia v Heller

c)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

38.

Legal or social separation of races.

a)

Segregation

b)

Lobbying

c)

Boycotting

39.

Allowed for the censorship (blocking) of materials / stories written in school newspapers.

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

40.

Which constitutional principle is applied when police inform suspects of their rights?

a)

due process of law

b)

eminent domain

c)

double jeopardy

d)

trial by jury

41.

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

That slavery diminished the national character.

b)

That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

c)

That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

d)

That slavery should be abolished by executive order

42.

What is called when someone is being forced to testify against oneself?

a)

self-incrimination

b)

reflection

c)

self-process

d)

judicial review

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