Quiz on AP Gov required SCOTUS Cases rulings/impacts

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government

Gideon v. Wainwright New York Times v. US McCulloch v. Maryland Wisconsin v. Yoder

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Brown v. Board of Education

overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated. Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Eliminated prior restraint. protected freedom of the press by allowing the New York Times to publish the "Pentagon Papers" despite the Justice Department's order to restrict it.

Gideon v. Wainwright New York Times v. US McDonald v. Chicago Brown v. Board of Education

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

McDonald v. Chicago

Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy Eliminated prior restraint. protected freedom of the press by allowing the New York Times to publish the "Pentagon Papers" despite the Justice Department's order to restrict it.

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government

Brown v. Board of Education

Eliminated prior restraint. protected freedom of the press by allowing the New York Times to publish the "Pentagon Papers" despite the Justice Department's order to restrict it.

McDonald v. Chicago

legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

Section 2: True/false questions

Shneck v. US

freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."

Engel v. Vitale

banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.

Tinker v. Des Moines

Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states

Citizens United v. FEC

corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited

Wisconsin v. Yoder

freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."

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