SCOTUS cases

Question 1

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford?

Accepted Answer

African Americans were not citizens

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges?

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states must allow same sex marriage under the 14th amendment, marriage is a civil right that cannot be infringed upon

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan?

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1st amendment protects criticism as long as its not purposely malicious

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines?

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students have a right to appropriate symbolic expression in school

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes the significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

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established judicial review

Question 6

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. FEC?

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corporations could spend unlimited amounts of money on campaigns

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright?

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the 6th amendment applied to state cases as well as federal

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?

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schools can regulate student publications if appropriate

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case California v. Bakke?

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colleges and universities cannot have racial quotas

Question 10

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut?

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criminalizing contraception is a violation of the 14th amendment

Question 11

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio?

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evidence obtained through illegal search cannot be used in trial

Question 12

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden?

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federal government could regulate interstate commerce, upheld principles of federalism

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade?

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states could not restrict abortion access during 1st trimester

Question 14

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona?

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the police must inform suspects of their rights

Question 15

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore?

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halted the ongoing Florida recount and declared George W. Bush the winner

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland?

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set up principles of federalism, Congress could establish a federal bank and states could not interfere

Question 17

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case West Virginia v. Barnette?

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students had the right to refuse to stand for the pledge

Question 18

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

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executive privilege was not absolute - no none is above the law

Question 19

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Near v. Minnesota?

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Minnesota could not used prior restraint on publications deemed a nusiance

Question 20

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson?

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segregation was constitutional - separate but equal

Question 21

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson?

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burning the American flag is protected by the first amendment

Question 22

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case DC v. Heller?

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struck down the District of Columbia&#x27;s ban on handguns

Question 23

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States?

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ruled that speech could be restricted for "clear and present danger"

Question 24

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale

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Establishment Clause prohibited state-sponsored prayer in public schools

Question 25

Which of the following statements accurately describes the outcome of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board?

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segregation in public school is unconstitutional

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