court cases

Question 1

What court case held that the President had the de facto authority to act in seizing vessels bound toward Confederate ports after the United States was attacked by other states at Ft. Sumter?

Answer 1

The Prize Cases (1863)

Question 2

What court case prohibits public school officials from barring students’ expression of free speech as long as it does not disrupt the educational process?

Answer 2

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Question 3

What court case overturned the “separate but equal” policy and led to the integration of all schools?

Answer 3

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954)

Question 4

What court case established the “separate but equal” policy that maintained segregation in some states’ public education facilities?

Answer 4

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Question 5

What court case established the power of the U.S. Supreme Court to review laws and compare them to Constitutional rights?

Answer 5

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Question 6

What court case gave people a guarantee of rights if they are arrested?

Answer 6

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)