Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Which supreme court case did the U.S. supreme court rule that recounting ballots in only 4 counties instead of ALL counties in a state violated the 14th amendment?

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• US v. Nixon

• Bush v. Gore

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

• Segregation was deemed legal in the south

• Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

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

• School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

US v. Nixon is considered a landmark case because it provided what lesson for future leaders?

• You must obey a court order

• The president is accountable for enforcing the law

• The president is not above the law

• The president is not allowed to have private meetings

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

• Self- incrimination

• Right to counsel

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of expression

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

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In re Gault

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?

• Find persons innocent until proven guilty

• Determine if a law is unconstitutional

• Limit the number of cases they hear

• Determine who will be the next Chief Justice

Which court case established Judicial Review?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• In re Gault

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Marbury v. Madison

What is due process?

• people who are accused of crimes do not have to testify

• people who are accused of crimes must be read their rights

• people who are accused of crimes must be treated fairly

• people who are accused of crimes deserve to go to jail

This case started with a prank phone call.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• In Re Gault

• DC v. Heller

• Gideon v. Wainwright

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

• Due process rights

• Freedom of speech

• Judicial Review

• Separate but equal