Quiz Bowl

Question 1

Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser (1987)

Answer 1

Holding:
Students do not have a First Amendment right to make obscene speeches in school.

Question 2

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Answer 2

Holding:
Separate schools are not equal

Question 3

Cooper v. Aaron (1958)

Answer 3

Holding:
States cannot nullify decisions of the federal courts.

Question 4

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Answer 4

Holding:
School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.

Question 5

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Answer 5

Holding:
Indigent defendants must be provided representation without charge.

Question 6

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Answer 6

Holding:
Illegally obtained material cannot be used in a criminal trial.

Question 7

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Answer 7

Holding:
Established the doctrine of judicial review.

Question 8

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Answer 8

Holding:
Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.

Question 9

Roper v. Simmons (2005)

Answer 9

Holding:
It is cruel and unusual punishment to execute persons for crimes they committed before age 18.

Question 10

Terry v. Ohio (1968)

Answer 10

Holding:
Stop and frisks do not violate the Constitution under certain circumstances.

Question 11

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

Answer 11

Holding:
Even offensive speech such as flag burning is protected by the First Amendment

Question 12

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 12

Holding:
The President is not above the law.

Question 13

Dred Scott. V. Stanford (1857)

Answer 13

Holding:
enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts. The opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a Federal territory.

Question 14

Batson v. Kentucky (1986)

Answer 14

Holding:
the use of peremptory challenges to remove a potential juror from the jury pool based on race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Question 15

Brady v. Maryland (1963)

Answer 15

Holding:
The government’s withholding of evidence that is material to the determination of either guilt or punishment of a criminal defendant violates the defendant’s constitutional right to due process.

Question 16

Strickland v. Washington (1984)

Answer 16

Holding:
Defendants are Entitled to “reasonably effective assistance of counsel given the totality of the circumstances.” If not granted, it is an unconstitutional conviction.

Question 17

Atkins v. Virginia

Answer 17

Holding:
mentally retarded cannot be executed, cruel and unusual

Question 18

List of Supreme Court Justice

1) J___ R_____
2) C_____ T____
3) S_____ A___
4) S____ S________
5) E_____ K___
6) N___ G________
7) B____ Kav_________
8) A__ C_____ B________
9) K_____ B____ J_________

Answer 18

Supreme Court Justice Names

John G. Roberts,

Clarence Thomas,

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.,

Sonia Sotomayor,

Elena Kagan,

Neil M. Gorsuch,

Brett M. Kavanaugh,

Amy Coney Barrett,

Ketanji Brown Jackson,

Question 19

AMENDMENT I -

Answer 19

speech
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Question 20

AMENDMENT II

Answer 20

guns
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Question 21

AMENDMENT III

Answer 21

soldier cannot demand residence

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Question 22

AMENDMENT IV

Answer 22

unreasonable search & seizure

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Question 23

AMENDMENT V

Answer 23

right to avoid self incrimination

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Question 24

AMENDMENT VI

Answer 24

speedy trial & assistance of counsel

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Question 25

AMENDMENT VII

Answer 25

right to jury over $20 civil case

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law

Question 26

AMENDMENT VIII

Answer 26

excessive bail/cruel and unusual

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Question 27

AMENDMENT IX

Answer 27

these rights are not the only rights

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Question 28

AMENDMENT X

Answer 28

only powers listed here go to fed gov, all else states

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.