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

Engel v. Vitale Gideon v. Wainwright Shaw v. Reno Shneck v. US

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.

Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education Wisconsin v. Yoder Marbury v. Madison

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

New York Times v. US

Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive 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. Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

McDonald v. Chicago

A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.

#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

overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.

New York Times v. US

McDonald v. Chicago

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

Section 2: True/false questions

Shneck v. US

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.

Engel v. Vitale

The Court ruled that although it was a legitimate goal for state legislatures to take race into account when they draw electoral districts in order to increase the voting strength of minorities, they may not make race the sole reason for drawing district lines.

Tinker v. Des Moines

corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited

Citizens United v. FEC

corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression

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