Quiz on AP Gov SCOTUS

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Marbury v. Madison clause Schenck v. US impact Marbury v. Madison question Brown v. Board of Education impact

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Schenck v. US facts

establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919) Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion 5:4 for Citizens United, political ads by corporations/nonprofits are protected under free speech, giving money to a campaign doesn't necessarily mean that they will be biased towards you

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

1st Amendment freedom of speech

US v. Lopez clause Schenck v. US clause Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling Citizens United v. FEC ruling

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Schenck v. US question

established judicial review Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech? Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts? Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Schenck v. US facts

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Schenck v. US question

unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Section 2: True/false questions

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Tinker v. Des Moines question

Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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