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Worksheetsss.8.CG.3.11 Landmark Court Cases (Assessment #s)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The decision in which U.S. Supreme Court case resulted
in states being required to provide an attorney to defendants who cannot afford one?
District of Columbia v. Heller
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision addresses the need for public schools
to balance students’ rights with principals’ responsibilities?
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Ferguson
Bush v. Gore
Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
freedom of the press
freedom of speech
self-incrimination
cruel punishment
Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
Administrators may limit the content of student
publications.
Public school districts that segregate deny equal
protection.
Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney.
Which statement identifies the impact of United States v. Nixon (1974)?
Rule of law applies to the president.
Executive privilege protects the president from judicial review.
The U.S. Supreme Court does not have the power to intervene in presidential matters.
The president is able to record secret conversations with foreign governments and cabinet members.
Juveniles accused of crimes continue to be afforded many of the same due
process rights as adults because of which U.S. Supreme Court case?
District of Columbia v. Heller
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
In re Greene
In re Gault
This excerpt is from a Supreme Court case.
It is … the … duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the
rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule.
Based on this excerpt, what is the significance of this case?
It established the idea that Congress possesses
powers beyond writing laws.
It established the idea that courts can strike down laws as unconstitutional.
It established the idea that courts possess the power to write laws.
It established the idea that Congress determines what laws mean.
What lesson did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?
The president is
accountable for obeying the law.
The president is responsible for enforcing the law.
The president is not
allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments.
The president is not
allowed to have private meetings with cabinet
members.
This is a passage from Federalist #47, written by James Madison in 1788.
…Montesquieu was guided,…in saying "There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are
united in the same person, or body”…he did not mean that these departments ought to have no partial
agency in or no control over the acts of each other.
Which Supreme Court decision reflects the idea that Madison described in this passage?
U.S. v. Nixon
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
This excerpt is from a Supreme Court case.
The doctrine of separate but equal has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
Based on this excerpt, what long term impact did this case have on American society and government??
It established that
segregation in public
schools was
unconstitutional.
It affirmed that education was a constitutional right.
It supported education as an obligation of the state.
It mandated funding for public schools.
