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APUSH Exam Review: Supreme Court Cases
APUSH Exam Review: Supreme Court Cases
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Review of important Supreme Court cases in preparation for the APUSH exam
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1
This case involving contracts was the first time a state law was declared unconstitutional.
Fletcher v Peck
Worcester v Georgia
Muller v Oregon
Dartmouth v Woodward
2
Why did many states outlaw the death penalty after the decision in Furman v Georgia?
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
it violated the separation of powers
3
Which case first established the concept of Judicial Review?
Marbury v Madison
Gibbons v Ogden
Fletcher v Peck
Woodward v Dartmouth
4
Let's start with some easy questions. How many justices are on the US Supreme Court?
9
10
8
5
5
This case protects due process by ensuring a court-appointed lawyer for poor defendants.
Furman v Georgia
Fletcher v Peck
Miranda v Arizona
Gideon v Wainwright
6
Which case is often referred to as the "steamboat case"?
Commonwealth v Hunt
McCulloch v Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
Munn v Illinois
7
First African-American justice?
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Blanche K. Bruce
Clarence Thomas
8
Which case placed wartime limits on freedom of speech?
Miranda v Arizona
Korematsu v United States
In re Debs
Schenck v United States
9
This 1896 decision declared that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional.
Dred Scott bv Sanford
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Brown v Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson
10
Which military conflict led to the "Insular Cases"?
the Spanish-American War
the Mexican War
the Civil War
World War One
11
Which case overturned a New Deal program for violating the separation of powers?
Dartmouth v Woodward
Schechter Poultry v United States
Worcester v Georgia
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
12
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
13
A state law taxing the 2nd Bank of the US led to this case, which said federal law trumps state
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Dartmouth v Woodward
14
SCOTUS firsts: Who was the first Chief Justice?
John Paul Jones
John Jay
John Marshall
John Hay
15
Which 1965 case established a right to privacy and paved the way for legalized abortion?
Gideon v Wainwright
Griswold v Connecticut
Miranda v Arizona
Bakke v University of California
16
First Jewish justice?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louis Brandeis
William Rehnquist
Abe Fortas
17
The case that upheld the right of states to regulate businesses for the public good was
Fletcher v Peck
Schechter Poultry v United States
Wabash v Illinois
Munn v Illinois
18
SCOTUS firsts: The first female justice was...
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Conner
19
A case which outlawed quotas in college admissions, but upheld affirmative action
Bakke v University of California
Brown v Board of Education
Dartmouth v Woodward
Fisher v University of Texas
20
The case that declared that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no standing to sue
Brown v Board of Education
Dred Scott v Sanford
Williams v Mississippi
Plessy v Ferguson
21
What phrase sums up the decisions made in the "Insular Cases'?
sanctity of contracts
Judicial Review
The Constitution does not follow the flag
separate but equal is constitutional
22
What event led to Korematsu v United States ?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Insular Acts
Root Takahira Agreement
Japanese internment during WW2
23
Which case declared labor unions and strikes legal?
Worcester v Georgia
Commonwealth v Hunt
Munn v Illinois
Schechter Poultry v. United States
24
What law was made void by the Dred Scott case?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
13th amendment
Crittenden Compromise
Missouri Compromise
25
Which decision overturned Plessy, saying separate facilities are "inherently unequal"?
Williams v Mississippi
Bakke v University of California
Brown v Board of Education
Korematsu v United States
26
Landmark case of the Marshall court upholding the sanctity of contracts between private parties
Gibbons v Ogden
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Dartmouth v Woodward
27
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
28
What principle was clarified in Gibbons v Ogden?
legality of labor unions
Congress' right to regulate interstate commerce
sanctity of contracts
that federal law overrides state law
29
Which president proposed adding new justices to the court- aka the "court-packing" scheme?
FDR
Taft
LBJ
Jackson
30
What case affirmed the right of women to have an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy?
In re Debs
Loving v. Virginia
Roe v. Wade
Griswold v. Connecticut
