US Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Question 1

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 1

John G. Roberts

Question 2

Who are the Associate Justices?

Answer 2

Clarence Thomas 
Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor 
Elena Kagan 
Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh 
Amy Coney Barrett

Question 3

How many Supreme Court justices did Donald Trump appoint?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

How many Supreme Court justices did Barack Obama appoint?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

Who was the last justice to be rejected by Congress (what was the vote)?

Answer 5

Robert Bork, 1987

42-58

Question 6

Freedom of Religion (1st Amendment) - Supreme Court decisions?

Answer 6

Zelman v Simmons-Harris (2002)
Town of Greece v Galloway (2014)
Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (2014)

Question 7

Freedom of Speech (1st Amendment) - Supreme Court decisions

Answer 7

Morse v Frederick (2007)
Snyder v Phelps (2011)
McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission (2014)

Question 8

Right to Bear Arms (2nd Amendment) - Supreme Court decisions

Answer 8

District of Columbia v Heller (2008)
McDonald v City of Chicago (2010)
Caetano v Massachusetts (2016)

Question 9

Right to Privacy (4th Amendment) - Supreme Court decisions

Answer 9

Carpenter v United States (2018)

Question 10

Right to Silence (5th Amendment) - Supreme Court decisions

Answer 10

Miranda v Arizona (1966)

Salinas v Texas (2013)

Question 11

Death Penalty (8th Amendment) - Supreme Court decisions

Answer 11

Hall v Florida (2014)
Glossip v Gross (2015)
Bucklew v Precythe (2019)

Question 12

Town of Greece v Galloway (2014)

Answer 12

The Supreme Court ruled (5-4) that legislative bodies such as town and city councils with prayer, even if it’s bias to one religion. The Court ruled that such prayers didn’t violate the First Amendment ban on ‘an establishment of religion’.

Question 13

Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (2014)

Answer 13

The Supreme Court ruled (5-4) that a provision of the Affordable Care Act (2010), violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. That the requirement for family-owned corporations to pay for health insurance coverage for contraception violated the RFRA.

Question 14

Morse v Frederick (2007)

Answer 14

The Supreme Court ruled (6-3) that Joseph Frederick freedom of speech wasn’t violated when he was suspended for writing “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS” on the sidewalk outside his high school.

Question 15

District of Columbia v Heller (2008)

Answer 15

The Supreme court ruled (5-4) that the District of Columbia law passed in 1976 banning the ownership of handguns and requiring shotguns and rifles to be kept unloaded was unconstitutional.

Question 16

Salinas v Texas (2013)

Answer 16

Genovevo Salinas when falling silent in a non-custodial situation when being question, the Supreme Court ruled that this could be used as evidence of guilt and not violating the Fifth Amendment rights.

Question 17

Bucklew v Precythe (2019)

Answer 17

The Supreme ruled that Russell Bucklew should still be executed after killing his former girlfriend’s lover, even when claiming that his rare physical condition would lead to a longer death. The majority ruled that the 8th Amendment didn’t guarantee a ‘painless death’.

Question 18

When was the Supreme Court established?

Answer 18

24th September 1789