JV Supreme Court Cases Quiz

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which doctrine did the Court legitimize?

• Separate but equal

• Clear and present danger

• Judicial review

• Exclusionary rule

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which amendment’s Equal Protection Clause was interpreted?

• 5th

• 14th

• 10th

• 1st

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), what phrase did the Court use to describe segregated schools?

• Fundamentally fair

• Inherently unequal

• Equal but separate

• A necessary evil

In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), this case became a cornerstone of which broader movement?

• Women’s Rights Movement

• Civil Rights Movement

• Temperance Movement

• Labor Movement

In Citizens United v. FEC (2010), which type of spending was protected as free speech?

• Donations to candidates

• Independent political expenditures

• Government subsidies

• State tax spending

In Citizens United v. FEC (2010), which type of political organization rose in prominence after the ruling?

• Labor unions

• Super PACs

• State legislatures

• Federal courts

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), what power did the Court establish?

• Judicial review

• Incorporation

• Judicial restraint

• Executive privilege

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), which Chief Justice authored the opinion?

• Roger Taney

• Oliver Wendell Holmes

• John Marshall

• Earl Warren

In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), which clause justified the creation of the national bank?

• Commerce Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

• Establishment Clause

In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), what was the Court’s reasoning against Maryland’s tax on the bank?

• States cannot interfere with federal institutions

• The president alone can authorize banks

• States may regulate commerce

• Judicial review blocked it