WorksheetsSupreme Court Cases
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
A liberal Supreme Court 1953-1969
Expanded individual rights, voting rights, and freedom of speech
Hernandez v. Texas 1953
The Warren Court
Mapp v. Ohio 1961
The Truman Show
Mexican Americans qualify to equal protection under the 14th Amendment and
can't be excluded from jury duty
Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Hernandez v. Texas 1953
Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
“Exclusionary Rule”
Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court.
Hernandez v. Texas 1953
Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
Sweatt v. Painter 1950
Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Requires criminal courts to provide a free lawyer to those who can’t afford one
Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
Sweatt v. Painter 1950
An accused person has the right to have a lawyer present during police questioning
Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
Sweatt v. Painter 1950
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
University Law schools must admit African-Americans
Even if separate black schools exist
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1972
Sweatt v. Painter 1950
Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
Students suspended for wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1972
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Amish children could not be forced to attend school past the 8th grade
Based on Freedom of Religion
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1972
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Racial segregation laws did not violate the 14th Amendment
Under the doctrine “separate but equal” services
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Ended Racial Segregation in public schools
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1972
Ended racial segregation in public schools
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1972
Tinker v. Des Moines 1969
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
During police interrogation, he confessed without being informed of his right to remain silent or have an attorney present.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
Sweat v. Painter (1950)
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
