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Which 1857 landmark Supreme Court case denied blacks citizenship in America until the Civil War amendments (13, 14, 15)?
a) Dred Scott v. Sandford
b) Brown v. Board
c) Plessy v. Ferguson
d) Mapp v. Ohio

12. The Supreme Court cases of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, Tinker v. Des Moines, Morse v. Frederick, involved the issue of:
a) freedom of press
b) rights of prison inmates
c) freedom of religion
d) rights of students in school

11. The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Escobedo v. Illinois all advanced the
a) rights of veterans
b) rights of accused persons
c) rights of students in school
d) women's voting rights

10.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:
a) equal protection clause in the 14th amendment
b) unequal right of passage law of 1898
c) civil war amendments
d) bill of rights

9. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. -Brown v. Board of Education The effect of this Supreme Court ruling was to
a) desegragate the armed forces
b) force states to spend an equal amount on each student
c) require the integration of public schools
d) only focus on higher education students

8. In the 1960s, Supreme Court decisions in the cases Miranda v. Arizona and Gideon v. Wainwright specifically protected the rights of
a) military veterans
b) persons with disabilities
c) women
d) the accused

7. The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision
a) limited presidential control of foreign policy
b) advanced civil rights of blacks
c) established power of judicial review
d) none of these

6. The decision of the Supreme Court in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, was based on interpretation of:
a) Amendment 1
b) Amendment 3
c) Amendment 5
d) Amendment 7

4. The Supreme Court decisions in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) and United States v. Nixon (1974) reinforced the principle that the president of the United States
a) protected from unfair media critique
b) is not above the law
c) may not be convicted of a crime
d) has unlimited veto power

5. 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?
a) Baker v. Carr
b) Mapp v. Ohio
c) Brown v. Board
d) Gideon v. Wainwright

3. What was the outcome of the Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright?
a) The constitution does not guarentee rights to those accused of a crime
b) Who knows! Dr. Mapp is forcing us to do this dumb quiz.
c) The 6th Amendment guarantees a right of legal counsel to anyone accused
d) The 4th Amendment guarantees a right of legal counsel to anyone accused

2. Which idea is illustrated by the Supreme Court case Korematsu v . United States?
a) wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was constitutional
b) wartime internment of American citizens of African descent was constitutional
c) wartime internment of any American citizens was unconstitutional
d) the U.S. may violate any citizen rights during war time

1. In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that
a) blacks are allowed to enter a train, but only during the day
b) racial segregation was illegal
c) accused people have no rights
d) racial segregation was constitutional

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