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EOC US Exam Review: Supreme Court Cases
EOC US Exam Review: Supreme Court Cases
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Review of important Supreme Court cases in preparation for the APUSH exam #supremecourt #apushistory
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1
Which president proposed adding new justices to the court- aka the "court-packing" scheme?
Jackson
FDR
LBJ
Taft
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This 1896 decision declared that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional.
Dred Scott bv Sanford
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
3
In Bush v. Gore who’s Supreme Court stooped the recount ?
D.C
Virgina
Florida
Miami
4
Let's start with some easy questions. How many justices are on the US Supreme Court?
8
5
10
9
5
First African-American justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Blanche K. Bruce
6
Which military conflict led to the "Insular Cases"?
the Civil War
the Spanish-American War
the Mexican War
World War One
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Which case declared labor unions and strikes legal?
Worcester v Georgia
Schechter Poultry v. United States
Commonwealth v Hunt
Munn v Illinois
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A state law taxing the 2nd Bank of the US led to this case, which said federal law trumps state
Marbury v Madison
Dartmouth v Woodward
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
McCulloch v Maryland
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Which 1965 case established a right to privacy in the home (contraception) and paved the way for legalized abortion?
Griswold v Connecticut
Gideon v Wainwright
Bakke v University of California
Miranda v Arizona
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What law was NOT made void by the Dred Scott case (others were unconstitutional - slavery must be unlimited)?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Homestead Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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1877 - upheld the right of states (Granger laws) to regulate businesses for the public good was
Wabash v Illinois
Fletcher v Peck
Schechter Poultry v United States
Munn v Illinois
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SCOTUS firsts: The first female justice was _____ appointed by Ronald Reagan in the 80's.
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Sandra Day O'Conner
Sonia Sotomayor
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This case protects due process by ensuring a court-appointed lawyer for poor defendants (Florida case!)
Gideon v Wainwright
Fletcher v Peck
Furman v Georgia
Miranda v Arizona
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Bush vs. Gore involved:
elastic clause
the amendment process
election recount
handgun ownership
15
Wabash V. Illinois?
Federal government would supervise railroad activities through a group
establish government right to regulate private industry.
made it illegal to form a trust.
States could not regulate interstate commerce.
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Why was Bush v. Gore (2000) considered a landmark case?
President Gore won the recount in the state of Florida
Bush lost the election due to a recount
The Supreme Court chose Gore to become the 43rd President
1st time the Supreme Court helped decide the Winner
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Suspects can't be interrogated before being read their rights, according to this decision
Griswold v Connecticut
Miranda v Arizona
Furman v Georgia
Gideon v Wainwright
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1857 - Slaves are property, not citizens, couldn't sue, compromises on slavery unconstitutional
Dred Scott v Sanford
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Williams v Mississippi
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What case affirmed the right of women to have an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy?
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
In re Debs
Loving v. Virginia
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Which case placed wartime limits on freedom of speech - handing out pamphlets to resist the draft?
Korematsu v United States
In re Debs
Miranda v Arizona
Schenck v United States
21
Which decision overturned Plessy, saying separate facilities are "inherently unequal"?
Williams v Mississippi
Brown v Board of Education
Korematsu v United States
Bakke v University of California
22
First Jewish justice?
Louis Brandeis
Abe Fortas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
William Rehnquist
23
What was the outcome of Bush v. Gore in 2000?
Majority of justices ruled "no mandatory recount in Florida"
The justices didn't uphold the decision of Florida's court
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What event led to Korematsu v United States ?
Root Takahira Agreement
Insular Acts
Japanese internment during WW2
Chinese Exclusion Act
25
Which of the following did Wabash v. Illinois (1886) seek to end?
Discriminatory Railroad Rates
Grain Storage Rates
City Machine Politics
Direct Election of Senators
26
What phrase sums up the decisions made in the "Insular Cases'?
separate but equal is constitutional
Judicial Review
sanctity of contracts
The Constitution does not follow the flag
27
A case which outlawed quotas in college admissions, but upheld affirmative action
Brown v Board of Education
Fisher v University of Texas
Dartmouth v Woodward
Bakke v University of California
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Which case overturned a New Deal program for violating the separation of powers?
Worcester v Georgia
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Dartmouth v Woodward
Schechter Poultry v United States
