Court Case Test

Question 1

The right to counsel (lawyer) is guaranteed by the

Answer 1

Sixth Amendment.

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v. United States regarding the internment of those with Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

Answer 2

It was a permissible order by the President because the United States was in a declared war situation with Japan.

Question 3

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court determined that __________ were unconstitutional.

Answer 3

racial quotas

Question 4

In the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade (1973), the Court ruled that states could prohibit abortions under certain circumstances.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What Supreme Court decision ruled in an opposite way on essentially the same issue as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?

Answer 5

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 6

How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case (1857)?

Answer 6

The Missouri Compromise was found unconstitutional.

Question 7

The Fifth Amendment protects Americans from

Answer 7

self incrimination.

Question 8

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that in all cases, legal representation (counsel) is not a constitutionally protected right for those who cannot afford an attorney–but states may offer it if they so choose.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What Supreme Court decision declared segregated schools to be a violation of the 14thAmendment?

Answer 9

“Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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Question 10

Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?

Answer 10

Mapp vs Ohio