Supreme Court Cases

Question 0

Barron v. Baltimore

Answer 0

Bill of Rights applies only to the national government, not the states.

Question 1

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 1

Established Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.

Question 2

Gitlow v. New York

Answer 2

First Amendment does not apply when the media printed or things said elicit or tend to lead to violence.

Question 3

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer 3

Evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the Constitution is inadmissible for a criminal prosecution in the court of law.

Question 4

Miranda v. Arizona

Answer 4

Miranda rights read to the accused at the time of their arrest.

Question 5

Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 5

States must adhere to the same guidelines and laws that the Federal Government has in place.

Question 6

Furman v. Georgia

Answer 6

States passed new laws that stated exactly which crimes the death penalty could be used as punishment for.

Question 7

Gregg v. Georgia

Answer 7

If the crime warrants the death penalty then the convicted can be executed.

Question 8

Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 8

“in loco parentis”

The school takes the place of the parents.

Question 9

New Jersey v. T.L.O.

Answer 9

Schools only need reasonable suspicion, not probable cause, to search a student’s property.

Question 10

Veronica v. Acton

Answer 10

Schools can conduct random drug testing for all extracurricular activities.

Question 11

Plessy v. Fergusson

Answer 11

Separate but Equal doctrine

Question 12

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 12

“Separate but Equal” has no place in education.

Question 13

Wallace v. Jaffree

Answer 13

Schools are not allowed to promote prayer or Bible readings.

Question 14

Minersville v. Gobitis

Answer 14

Religious persecution was now allowed in schools.

Question 15

West Virginia v. Barnette

Answer 15

Overturned Minersville v. Gobitis and eliminated religious persecution in schools.

Question 16

Roe v. Wade

Answer 16

Gave women the right to choose to have an abortion.

Question 17

Planned Parenthood of Southeast Pennsylvania v. Casey

Answer 17

Placed regulations on abortions - ie. 24 hour waiting period, parent notification for minors.

Question 18

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Answer 18

Are the actions that the government wants to forbid interfering with the government?

Question 19

Miller v. California

Answer 19

Established The Miller Test to determine if material was obscene.

Question 20

Ingraham v. Wright

Answer 20

The 8th Amendment does not pertain to corporal punishment of children in school.

Question 21

Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe

Answer 21

Public schools cannot sponsor religious activity.

Question 22

Kent v. United States

Answer 22

Teens can be tried as adults.

Question 23

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

Answer 23

Schools can censor student newspapers.

Question 24

West Side Community Schools v. Mergens

Answer 24

Public schools that allow student interest clubs cannot exclude religious or political ones.

Question 25

Grutter v. Bollinger

Answer 25

Colleges can use race as a factor in admissions.

Question 26

DeShaney v. Winnebago County Social Services

Answer 26

The Constitution does not protect children from their parents.