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Review of important Supreme Court cases in preparation for the APUSH exam
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1
Which military conflict led to the "Insular Cases"?
World War One
the Spanish-American War
the Mexican War
the Civil War
2
The case that declared that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no standing to sue
Dred Scott v Sanford
Williams v Mississippi
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
3
Which 1965 case established a right to privacy and paved the way for legalized abortion?
Bakke v University of California
Gideon v Wainwright
Miranda v Arizona
Griswold v Connecticut
4
Why did many states outlaw the death penalty after the decision in Furman v Georgia?
it violated the separation of powers
the death penalty could be cruel & unusual punishment
it led to a constitutional amendment outlawing death penalty
Nixon had campaigned on ending the death penalty
5
First Jewish justice?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Abe Fortas
Louis Brandeis
William Rehnquist
6
What case affirmed the right of women to have an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy?
Loving v. Virginia
In re Debs
Roe v. Wade
Griswold v. Connecticut
7
A state law taxing the 2nd Bank of the US led to this case, which said federal law trumps state
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Dartmouth v Woodward
8
SCOTUS firsts: Who was the first Chief Justice?
John Marshall
John Jay
John Hay
John Paul Jones
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What principle was clarified in Gibbons v Ogden?
Congress' right to regulate interstate commerce
sanctity of contracts
that federal law overrides state law
legality of labor unions
10
Which case first established the concept of Judicial Review?
Fletcher v Peck
Gibbons v Ogden
Woodward v Dartmouth
Marbury v Madison
11
This case involving contracts was the first time a state law was declared unconstitutional.
Worcester v Georgia
Fletcher v Peck
Muller v Oregon
Dartmouth v Woodward
12
This case protects due process by ensuring a court-appointed lawyer for poor defendants.
Gideon v Wainwright
Fletcher v Peck
Furman v Georgia
Miranda v Arizona
13
Which case allowed the federal gov't to make laws regarding Indian tribes?
Furman v Georgia
Worcester v Georgia
Fletcher v Peck
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
14
A case which outlawed quotas in college admissions, but upheld affirmative action
Dartmouth v Woodward
Fisher v University of Texas
Bakke v University of California
Brown v Board of Education
15
Which case overturned a New Deal program for violating the separation of powers?
Worcester v Georgia
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Schechter Poultry v United States
Dartmouth v Woodward
16
This 1896 decision declared that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional.
Plessy v Ferguson
Dred Scott bv Sanford
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Brown v Board of Education
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Which case placed wartime limits on freedom of speech?
In re Debs
Miranda v Arizona
Schenck v United States
Korematsu v United States
18
What phrase sums up the decisions made in the "Insular Cases'?
separate but equal is constitutional
The Constitution does not follow the flag
Judicial Review
sanctity of contracts
19
SCOTUS firsts: The first female justice was...
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Sandra Day O'Conner
20
Landmark case of the Marshall court upholding the sanctity of contracts between private parties
Gibbons v Ogden
Dartmouth v Woodward
McCulloch v Maryland
Marbury v Madison
21
Suspects can't be interrogated before being read their rights, according to this decision
Gideon v Wainwright
Furman v Georgia
Miranda v Arizona
Griswold v Connecticut
22
Which decision overturned Plessy, saying separate facilities are "inherently unequal"?
Korematsu v United States
Bakke v University of California
Williams v Mississippi
Brown v Board of Education
23
Which case is often referred to as the "steamboat case"?
McCulloch v Maryland
Munn v Illinois
Commonwealth v Hunt
Gibbons v Ogden
24
What event led to Korematsu v United States ?
Root Takahira Agreement
Insular Acts
Chinese Exclusion Act
Japanese internment during WW2
25
First African-American justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Blanche K. Bruce
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Clarence Thomas
26
What law was made void by the Dred Scott case?
13th amendment
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Crittenden Compromise
27
Let's start with some easy questions. How many justices are on the US Supreme Court?
8
5
9
10
28
The case that upheld the right of states to regulate businesses for the public good was
Fletcher v Peck
Munn v Illinois
Schechter Poultry v United States
Wabash v Illinois
29
Which case declared labor unions and strikes legal?
Commonwealth v Hunt
Schechter Poultry v. United States
Worcester v Georgia
Munn v Illinois
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Which president proposed adding new justices to the court- aka the "court-packing" scheme?
LBJ
FDR
Jackson
Taft
