Title of Lesson: Landmark Supreme Court Cases and their ...



Title of Lesson: Landmark Supreme Court Cases and their Impact on Americans Quiz Civics Benchmarks: SS.7.C.3.12 1.

1. Which Supreme Court case resulted in what was known as “the separate but equal” doctrine?

a. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

b. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)

c. Engel v. Vitale (1962) d. Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

2. Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona affected individual liberties by doing which of the following?

a. eliminating the poll tax as a voting requirement

b. preventing the use of organized prayer in public schools

c. requiring equal pay for men and women performing the same job

d. expanding the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes

3. The Supreme Court decisions in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) have been criticized because these rulings decided which of the following?

a. expanded the rights of the accused

b. granted more powers to federal judges

c. lengthened prison sentences for the guilty

d. reinstated the use of capital punishment

4.The Supreme Court decision in United States v. Nixon (1974) reinforced the principle that the president of the United States

a. has unlimited use of the veto power

b. is protected from unfair media criticism

c. may not be convicted of a crime

d. is not above the law

5.“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of „separate but equal‟ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” —Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Which constitutional idea was the basis for this Supreme Court decision?

a. protection against double jeopardy

b. equal protection of the law

c. freedom of speech d. right of assembly

6.The Jim Crow legal system, which expanded in the South after Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), was based on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of which of the following?

a. due process clause of the 5th Amendment

b. states’ rights provision of the 10th Amendment

c. equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment

d. voting rights provision in the 15th Amendment

7.Which headline below illustrates the use of judicial review?

a. “Congress Passes a Civil Rights Bill”

b. “Conference Committee Meets to Finalize Budget”

c. “New York State’s Reapportionment Plan Ruled Unconstitutional”

d. “President Signs SALT Agreement with Russia”

8.“Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a court of law.” This statement is based on a person’s constitutional right to do which of the following?

a. face an accuser in open court

b. protection against double jeopardy

c. a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

d. protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

9. The Supreme Court ruled that an indigent defendant in a criminal trial has a fundamental right to the assistance of counsel. What was the name of this landmark case?

a. Gideon v. Wainwright

b. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

c. Miranda v. Arizona

d. In re Gault, Tinker v. Des Moines

11. Congress proposes an amendment legalizing an income tax. The Supreme Court rules that the income tax is unconstitutional. These events illustrate the use of which of the following?

a. delegated powers

b. checks and balances

c. judicial legislation

d. unwritten constitution

12. Which case would most likely be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court?

a. a lawsuit to stop construction of a new highway near an elementary school

b. an appeal of a murder conviction

c. a case in which a defendant’s rights are denied and the case is further appealed

d. a case in which there is a hung jury

13. Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that school-sponsored activities and publications could be censored despite the guarantees of the First Amendment?

a. Abington School District v. Schempp (1963)

b. Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

c. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

d. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

14. “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . .” Marbury v. Madison, 1803. The quote above expresses the Supreme Court’s claim that

a. courts must abide by a strict interpretation of the Constitution

b. federal laws must be approved by the courts before they can take effect

c. the judicial branch must have a role in the amendment process d. the power of judicial review belongs to the courts

15. Which case extended the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under the law?

a. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

b. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)

c. Engel v. Vitale (1962)

d. Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

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