cases

Question 1

West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette

Answer 1

students can not be forced to salute the flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance

Question 1

United States v. O’Brien

Answer 1

Burning draft cards to protest Vietnam War. Covered by 13th Amendment

Question 2

Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 2

Students wear black arm bands in school to show support for a truce in the Vietnam War. Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive

Question 3

Brandenburg v. Ohio

Answer 3

KKK leader convicted for speech under syndicalism law. Ruled in KKK leader’s favor for “freedom of speech”

Question 4

Texas v. Johnson

Answer 4

flag burning is protected by the First Amendment

Question 5

Morse v. Federick

Answer 5

“Bong Hits for Jesus” can suspend students for promoting illegal drugs at a school event

Question 6

Miranda v. Arizona

Answer 6

Miranda was arrested without his rights being read. Ruled in favor of Miranda due to 5th amendment –> Miranda Rights.

Question 7

McDonald v. Chicago

Answer 7

Suit against Chicago and Oak Park gun bans. Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states

Question 7

District of Columbia v. Heller

Answer 7

Individuals have a right to own and possess firearms

Question 8

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer 8

Dollree Mapp convicted of possessing obscene materials during an illegal search. Decided in Mapps favor due to the 4th amendment

Question 9

Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 9

Gideon was charged with breaking and entering. When he requested a lawyer, he was denied. ruled in favor of Gideon due to 6th amendment

Question 10

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Answer 10

Scott (a slave) sued for freedom. decision that stated slaves were not citizens: slaves were property.

Question 11

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer 11

“separate but equal” doctrine

Question 12

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 12

case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.

Question 13

Korematsu v. United States

Answer 13

Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans.

Question 14

Loving v. Virginia

Answer 14

declared all laws against interracial marriage unconstitutional

Question 15

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Answer 15

Schools can’t use admission quotas and admit students solely on the bais of their race.

Question 16

Grutter v. Bollinger

Answer 16

Allowed the use of race as a general factor in law school admissions at University of Michigan

Question 16

Roe v. Wade

Answer 16

legalized abortion on the basis of a woman’s right to privacy

Question 17

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Answer 17

Overturned Roe v. Wade

Question 18

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 18

ensures that individuals have the right to vote regardless of their traits and place of birth.

Question 19

Civil Rights Act of 1968
(The Fair Housing Act)

Answer 19

Makes it illegal to discriminate against people seeking housing.

Question 20

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990

Answer 20

Protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination.