Supreme Court Cases & Court Vocab
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- Q1
This case established the power of judicial review over laws and acts of Congress and actions of the president.
In re Gault
Bush v. Gore
Marbury v. Madison
U.S. v Nixon
120s - Q2
The court case created the "separate but equal" doctrine that allowed segregation laws to continue into the 20th Century?
District of Columbia v. Heller
Plessy v. Furgeson
In re Gault
Brown v. Board of Education
120s - Q3
The court case ended the "separate but equal" doctrine and ended segregation in public schools.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
120s - Q4
The court case rules that states must provide an attorney to any criminal defendant who cannot afford one.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Marbury v. Madison
Tinker v. Des Moines
Miranda v. Arizona
120s - Q5
The court ruled in this case that all juvenile criminal suspects are given the same due process protections as adults (right to remain silent, right to a lawyer, fair trial)
Tinker v. Des Moines
In re Gault
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
120s - Q6
The court in this case ruled that police must read criminal suspects their 5th Amendment rights to remain silent before questioning them.
In re Gault
U.S. v. Nixon
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
120s - Q7
In this case, the court ruled that students may express their political views in school because it's protected by the First Amendment.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
In re Gault
Plessy v. Ferguson
120s - Q8
The court in this case ruled that even the president is not above the law and only has "executive privilege" in matters of national security.
U.S. v. Nixon
Marbury v. Madison
In re Gault
Bush v. Gore
120s - Q9
School principals may reject parts of a school publication if it does not meet the school's standards of conduct.
Brown v. Board of Education
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Tinker v. Des Moines
Bush v. Gore
120s - Q10
Segregated schools are not equal
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
120s - Q11
The U.S. Supreme Court may review and interpret laws made by Congress to determine their constitutionality.
Gideon v. Wainwright
In re Gault
U.S. v. Nixon
Marbury v. Madison
120s - Q12
In this case, the court ruled that Florida ballot recount was unconstitutional because the method of recounting votes was not consistent across all counties.
Bush v. Gore
Marbury v. Madison
U.S. v. Nixon
In re Gault
120s - Q13
The court decides that the 2nd Amendment allows individuals to keep firearms for home defense.
Marbury v. Madison
In re Gault
Bush v. Gore
District of Columbia v. Heller
120s - Q14
Police MUST bring a prisoner before a judge to explain why they are being held.
judicial review
jurisdiction
felony
writ of habeas corpus
120s - Q15
The authority of a court to hear a case first is called...
original jurisdiction
appellate jurisdiction
writ of habeas corpus
verdict
120s