WorksheetsAP Government SCOTUS Cases
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which case did the U.S Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protections Clause in the 14th Amendment?
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
U.S v. Nixon
d)
Bush v. Gore
2.
Which was an outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
Administrators may limit the content of student publications
b)
Public school districts that segregate deny equal protections
c)
Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school
d)
Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney
3.
Which principle was the focus of the U.S Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona?
a)
Freedom of expression
b)
Freedom of Speech
c)
Self-Incrimination
d)
Right to Counsel
4.
Which part of the US Constitution outlines judicial power?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Preamble
d)
Article III
5.
The principle of Judicial Review was established by which US Supreme Court case?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
DC v. Heller
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
Beecroft v. Civics
6.
The principle of Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to...
a)
Find persons innocent or guilty
b)
Limit the number of cases they hear
c)
Determine if a law is unconstitutional
d)
Determine who will be the next chief justice
7.
Which situation would likely lead to a civil case?
a)
A person robs another person at gunpoint
b)
A person is caught breaking into a house
c)
A person breaks their leg at a friends house
d)
A person fails to stop at a red light
8.
Which of the following sequences is correct?
a)
Appellate Court, Supreme Court, District Court
b)
Court of Appeals, District Court, Supreme Court
c)
District Court, Appellate Court, Supreme Court
d)
Supreme Court, Appellate Court, District Court
9.
Which is not a level of the federal court system?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
District Courts
c)
Courts of Appeals
d)
Special Courts
10.
Voted against public prayer and Bible readings in school
a)
Board of Ed. v. Earls
b)
Engel v. Vitale
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
11.
Business between one or more states is called...
a)
intrastate commece
b)
a monoply
c)
interstate commerce
d)
a bad idea
12.
Upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
13.
Ruled that courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys.
a)
United States v. Nixon
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
14.
Showed that the president is accountable for obeying the law.
a)
United States v. Nixon
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
15.
The first Supreme Court case to decide that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
a)
District of Columbia v. Heller
b)
Miranda v. Arizona
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
16.
This court case defined freedom of speech in schools for studnets
a)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
17.
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
18.
Slaves were considered property; therefore, you may bring your slave anywhere-Chief Justice Roger Taney
a)
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
b)
McCulloch vs Maryland
c)
Worcester vs. Georgia
d)
Marbury vs. Madison
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