Supreme Court

Question 1

Marbury vs. Madison

Answer 1

Established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review over Congress.
1803 (4-0 decision)

Question 2

McCulloch v. Maryland

Answer 2

Established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review over Congress
1819 (7-0 decision)

Question 3

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Answer 3

Denied citizenship to African American slaves

1857 (7-2 decision)

Question 4

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer 4

Upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws in states

1896 (7-1 decision)

Question 5

Korematsu v. United States

Answer 5

Upheld internment of Japanese Americans during World War II

1944 (6-3 decision)

Question 6

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 6

Separating black and white students in public schools is unconstitutional
1954 (9-0 decision)

Question 7

Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 7

Criminal defendants have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one
1963 (9-0 decision)

Question 8

New York Times v. Sullivan

Answer 8

Lawsuits based on libel or defamation must show intent or recklessness
1964 (9-0 decision)

Question 9

Miranda v. Arizona

Answer 9

Prisoners must be advised of their rights before being questioned by police
1966 (5-4 decision)

Question 10

Loving v. Virginia

Answer 10

Invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage

1967 (9-0 decision)

Question 11

Roe v. Wade

Answer 11

Women have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters
1973 (7-2 decision)

Question 12

United States v. Nixon

Answer 12

President cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence from criminal trial
1974 (8-0 decision)

Question 13

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Answer 13

Upheld use of race as one of many factors in college admissions
1978 (5-4 decision)

Question 14

Bush v. Gore

Answer 14

No recount of the 2000 presidential election was feasible in a reasonable time period
2000 (5-4 decision)

Question 15

Lawrence v. Texas

Answer 15

Struck down state laws that prohibited sodomy between consenting adults
2003 (6-3 decision)

Question 16

District of Columbia v. Heller

Answer 16

Citizens have a right to possess firearms at home for self-defense
2008 (5-4 decision)

Question 17

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Answer 17

Corporations and unions can spend unlimited amounts in elections
2010 (5-4 decision)

Question 18

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

Answer 18

Upheld the mandate that most Americans have health insurance

2012 (5-4 decision)

Question 19

Shelby County v. Holder,

Answer 19

States and localities do not need federal approval to change voting laws
2013 (5-4 decision)

Question 20

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer 20

evidence obtained through an illegal search cannot be used at trial
“Fruit of the poisonous tree,”
1961 (6-3 decision)

Question 21

Fisher v. University of Texas

Answer 21

The court rules that taking race into consideration as one factor of admission is constitutional
2016 (4-3 decision)

Question 22

Terry v. Ohio

Answer 22

Stop and Frisks, under certain circumstances, do not violate the Constitution
1968 (8-1 decision)

Question 23

Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt

Answer 23

Determining whether two key provisions in Texas’ House Bill 2, enacted in 2013, constituted an “undue burden” on women seeking abortions in Texas
2016 (5-3 decision)

Question 24

Obergefell v Hodges

Answer 24

Same-sex marriage is legalized across all 50 states

2015 (5-4 decision)

Question 25

United States v. Windsor

Answer 25

Federal government must provide benefits to legally married same-sex couples
2013 (5-4 decision)