Important Supreme Court Cases

The "clear and present danger" ruling of the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States illustrates the continuing conflict between
1.) free speech and governmental authority
2.) the use of search warrants and the rights of the accused
3.) state powers and

1.) free speech and governmental authority

The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic." -Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes "Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate?
1.)The needs of th

2.) Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute.

Which generalization is consistent with the ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States?
1.) The freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are virtually unlimited
2.) Government has the right to suspend any rights at any time.
3.

3.) Individual rights can be limited in the national interest

The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision
1.) advanced civil rights for minorities
2.) upheld the constitutionality of a national bank
3.) limited Presidential control of foreign policy
4.) established the power of

4.) established the power of judicial review

Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
-Brown v. Board of Education
The effect of this Supreme Court ruling was to
1.) establish affirmative action programs in higher education
2.) require the integration of public schools
3.) desegrega

2.) require the integration of public schools

The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the power of the
1.) House of Representatives to impeach the president
2.) Congress to override a presidential veto
3.) president to veto congressional legislation
4.

4.) Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws

What was the result of many of the Supreme Court decisions made under Chief Justice John Marshall between 1801 and 1835?
1.) The system of slavery was weakened.
2.) The federal government was strengthened.
3.) The rights of workers were supported.
4.) Ant

2.) The federal government was strengthened.

Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona affected individual liberties by
1.) eliminating the poll tax as a voting requirement
2.) preventing the use of organized prayer in public schools
3.) requiring equal pa

4.) expanding the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes

As a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966), a person accused of a crime is entitled to
1.) a speedy trial
2.) reasonable bail
3.) a reading of his or her rights at the time of arrest
4.) protection against cruel or unusual punish

3.) a reading of his or her rights at the time of arrest

The Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainright, and Miranda v. Arizona all expanded
1.) integration of public facilities
2.) rights of the accused
3.) presidential powers
4.) equality in the workplace

2.) rights of the accused

The police enter an individual's home without invitation or a warrant and seize evidence to be used against the individual. Which Supreme Court decision may be used to rule this evidence inadmissible in court?
1.) Baker v. Carr
2.) Gideon v. Wainwright
3.

3.) Mapp v. Ohio

The Supreme Court cases of Tinker v. Des Moines and New Jersey v. TLO involved the issue of
1.) freedom of the press
2.) the rights of students in school
3.) freedom of religion
4.) the rights of prison inmates

2.) the rights of students in school

The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Tinker v. Des Moines and New York Times Co. v. United States were based on interpretations of the
1.) meaning of a republican form of government
2.) powers delegated specifically to Congress
3.) presiden

4.) rights guaranteed by the 1st amendment

The Jim Crow legal system, which expanded in the South after Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), was based on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the
1.) due process clause of the 5th Amendment
2.) states' rights provision of the 10th Amendment
3.) equal protect

3.) equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that
1.) states may not secede from the Union
2.) racial segregation was constitutional
3.) slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners
4.) all western territories should be open to slav

2.) racial segregation was constitutional

Which headline illustrates the use of judicial review?
1) "Congress Passes a Civil Rights Bill"
2.) "Conference Committee Meets to Finalize Budget"
3.) "New York State's Reapportionment Plan Ruled Unconstitutional"
4.) "President Signs SALT Agreement with

3.) "New York State's Reapportionment Plan Ruled Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision
1.) denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
2.) allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years
3.)

1.) denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
Explanation:
The Dred Scott decision invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by affirming the status of property to slaves no matter what part of the nation (slave or free) they were

One similarity between the laws being challenged in the United States Supreme Court cases of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Korematsu v. United States (1944) is that
1.) specific groups of people were being targeted based on race or ethnicity
2.) state law

1.) specific groups of people were being targeted based on race or ethnicity

Marbury v. Madison

Establish Judiciary Review
(John Schwarzenagger Marshall)

McCulloch v. Maryland

Who is your daddy clause?
Federal Government WINS the Court Case-Tell Maryland who is your daddy and the National Bank is Constitutional
(Expanded Federal Gov't power-John Schwarzenagger Marshall)

Gibbons v. Ogden

Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government
Interstate Commerce Clause-issue between two states-federal gov (act like referee) gets to regulate it
(Expanded Federal Gov't power-John Schwarzenagger Marshall)

Dred Scott v. sanford

Slaves dreaded this decision!
Slaves ARE PROPERTY
Limited Individual Rights

Plessy v. Ferguson

Separate IS EQUAL
Limited Individual Rights

schenck v. US

Clear and present danger to society" A guy at the movies and screams FIREEE!
Limits 1st amendment rights

Koramatsu v United States

Court decides--we are fight in WWII-it is an emergency-we don't care�you are staying in internment camps
Limits rights

1950s-Brown v. Board of Ed
(Earl Warren Case)

Separate is not equal-Ending Jim Crow Laws
Expanded individual rights

Mapp v. Ohio

Dirty Old Lady Case-porn
Exclusionary Rule-If you don't have a warrant-it is excluded from trial
Expanded individual rights

Engele v. Vitale

no prayer in school
Expanded individual rights

Miranda v. Arizona

read rights before questioning

giddeon v. wainwright

anyone who can't afford a lawyer will be provided one
Expanded individual rights

tinker v. demoines

Symbolic speech is ok- kids wore armbands to protest Vietnam War to school
Expanded individual rights

Which idea is illustrated by the Supreme Court cases Schenck v. United States and Korematsu v . United States?
1.) The free speech rights of Communists have often been violated.
2.) During wartime, limitations on civil rights have been upheld by judicial

2.) During wartime, limitations on civil rights have been upheld by judicial action.

The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that
1) the power of the Supreme Court does not extend to cases of race
2.) Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property
3.) a national vote s

2.) Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property

The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Escobedo v. Illinois all advanced the
1.) voting rights of minorities
2.) guarantees of free speech and press
3.) principle of separation of church and state

4.) rights of accused persons

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court was considered "activist" because of its
1.) reluctance to overturn state laws
2.) insistence on restricting freedom of speech to spoken words
3.) expansion of individual rights in criminal cases
4.) refu

3.) expansion of individual rights in criminal cases