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Instructions: Test your knowledge of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions that shaped American law and society

  1. 1.

    Which 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

    A
    Plessy v. Ferguson
    B
    Dred Scott v. Sandford
    C
    Loving v. Virginia
    D
    Brown v. Board of Education
  2. 2.

    In Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court established which fundamental principle?

    A
    Right to a jury trial
    B
    Judicial review
    C
    Separation of church and state
    D
    Freedom of speech
  3. 3.

    Which case established the 'Miranda rights' requirement that police must inform suspects of their rights?

    A
    Gideon v. Wainwright
    B
    Miranda v. Arizona
    C
    Mapp v. Ohio
    D
    Terry v. Ohio
  4. 4.

    Roe v. Wade (1973) addressed which constitutional issue?

    A
    Equal pay for women
    B
    Voting rights for women
    C
    Right to privacy regarding abortion
    D
    Freedom of religion
  5. 5.

    Which 1857 case infamously ruled that African Americans were not citizens and had no standing to sue in federal court?

    A
    Amistad case
    B
    Plessy v. Ferguson
    C
    Korematsu v. United States
    D
    Dred Scott v. Sandford
  6. 6.

    The Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision upheld which doctrine?

    A
    Separate but equal
    B
    States' rights
    C
    Eminent domain
    D
    Manifest destiny
  7. 7.

    Which case ruled that the government cannot prevent newspapers from publishing classified information (the Pentagon Papers)?

    A
    New York Times Co. v. United States
    B
    Near v. Minnesota
    C
    New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
    D
    Schenck v. United States
  8. 8.

    Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) established the right to what?

    A
    A speedy trial
    B
    A trial by jury
    C
    An attorney for those who cannot afford one
    D
    Remain silent
  9. 9.

    Which 1967 case struck down laws banning interracial marriage?

    A
    Lawrence v. Texas
    B
    Loving v. Virginia
    C
    Obergefell v. Hodges
    D
    Griswold v. Connecticut
  10. 10.

    United States v. Nixon (1974) established that the president is not above what?

    A
    Military authority
    B
    Congressional oversight
    C
    State governments
    D
    The law and judicial process
  11. 11.

    Which case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during World War II?

    A
    Yasui v. United States
    B
    Hirabayashi v. United States
    C
    Ex parte Endo
    D
    Korematsu v. United States
  12. 12.

    Citizens United v. FEC (2010) primarily dealt with which issue?

    A
    Voter ID requirements
    B
    Congressional term limits
    C
    Electoral college reform
    D
    Corporate political spending and free speech
  13. 13.

    Which landmark 1966 case established the 'one person, one vote' principle for legislative redistricting?

    A
    Wesberry v. Sanders
    B
    Shaw v. Reno
    C
    Reynolds v. Sims
    D
    Baker v. Carr
  14. 14.

    Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) legalized what nationwide?

    A
    Assisted suicide
    B
    Recreational gambling
    C
    Medical marijuana
    D
    Same-sex marriage
  15. 15.

    Which Chief Justice presided over the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

    A
    Earl Warren
    B
    John Marshall
    C
    Warren Burger
    D
    Roger Taney

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