Supreme Court Cases Civics Test #2

i LOVE civics

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Legalized abortion on the premise of “right to privacy.”

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

During WWII, it was legal to put Japanese-Americans in internment camps

United States v. Nixon (1974)

The President is not above the law

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Racial segregation is unconstitutional

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

No official prayer in public schools

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

You have the right to an attorney, even if you cannot afford one

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

States cannot tax the Federal Government

Furman v. Georgia (1972)

The death penalty must be applied fairly and consistently

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

The free speech of students and teachers in schools is protected by the Constitution

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Established “separate but legal” as constitutional

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

A person must be informed of his/her rights when being arrested

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Schools can censor articles written for school-sponsored publications

New York Times v. United States (1971)

Except in extraordinary circumstances, the government cannot stop media publications

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

The Federal government has the authority to regulate interstate commerce

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

Ruled that methods such as busing should be used to achieve school integration

Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)

Businesses engaged in interstate commerce cannot discriminate on the basis of race

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

Race can be considered in college admissions, but strict racial quotas are unconstitutional