Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
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- Q1Which Supreme Court decision involves informing an individual of their rights?Miranda vs. ArizonaUS vs. NixonVirginia VMILoving vs. Virginia30s
- Q2Which Supreme Court decision involves the issue of interracial marriage?Loving vs. VirginiaMiranda vs. ArizonaU.S. vs. Virginia VMIPlessey vs. Ferguson30s
- Q3Which Supreme Court decision involves allowing separate facilities as long as they are equal.Loving vs. VirginiaPlessey vs. FergusonRoe vs. WadeBrown vs. Board30s
- Q4Which Supreme Court decision involves desegregation of public schools?Plessey vs. FergusonU.S. vs. Virginia VMIBrown vs. Board of EducationU.S. vs. Nixon30s
- Q5Which Supreme Court decision involves allowing women to attend the same military institutions as men?U.S. vs. Virginia VMILoving vs. VirginiaU.S. vs NixonBrown vs. Board30s
- Q6Which Supreme Court decision states that no one is above the law? Even the President of the United States.Roe vs. WadeU.S. vs. Virginia VMIMiranda vs. ArizonaU.S. vs. Nixon30s
- Q7Which Supreme Court decision protects the right to privacy especially in the case of abortions?Plessey vs. FergusonRoe V. WadeBrown vs. BoardU.S. vs. Nixon30s
- Q8What happened to Ernesto Miranda?He claimed he didn't know he had the right to an attorney being present during questioning.He claimed that the police office who arrested him beat him because he was a racist30s
- Q9What did Richard Nixon do that caused the case to be brought to the supreme court?He would not turn over audio tapes that were requested by the court.He claimed the right to a speedy trial.He refused to show up to court without his lawyer.30s
- Q10Because of the case of U.S. vs. Virginia VMI women may enroll at the institution but do not have to adhere to the same standards as men.FalseTrue30s
- Q11What effect did the case of Plessey vs. Ferguson have on the United States?Both of thesefor years after minorities and to use separate facilitiesNeither of theseIt created the doctrine of Separate but Equal.30s
- Q12What effect did Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas have on the United States.Minorities could be integrated into the same public schools whites went toMinorities were forced to take jobs as custodians and crossing guardsNoneMinorities could not attend the same schools as whites30s
- Q13What far reaching effects did Loving vs. Virginia have?Couples could marry regardless of their race.Interracial couples were forbidden to marry.None of thesecouples could only marry in states that allowed interracial marriage30s