Supreme Court Cases

Question 0

McCulloch V Maryland

Answer 0

Upheld the elastic clause, states may not impede constitutional exercises of power by the federal government.

Question 1

Marbury V Madison

Answer 1

Established judicial review. John Marshall wrote the majority opinion.

Question 2

Gibbons V Ogden

Answer 2

Held that the sole power to regulate interstate commerce falls with Congress.

Question 3

Brown V Board of Education

Answer 3

Earl Warren wrote the opinion that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Question 4

Mapp V Ohio

Answer 4

Used the 14th amendment to incorporate the fourth amendment at the state level. Exclusionary rule.

Question 5

Miranda V Arizona

Answer 5

Statements made in response to interrogation will be admissible only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to an attorney and the right against self-incrimination and that the defendant understood and waived his rights.

Question 6

Regents of California V Bakke

Answer 6

Upheld affirmative-action, denied the quota system.