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

Wisconsin v. Yoder Gideon v. Wainwright Shneck v. US US v. Lopez

#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.

Roe v. Wade Citizens United v. FEC Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education

#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.

Shneck v. US New York Times v. US McDonald v. Chicago New York Times v. US

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

McDonald v. Chicago

Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion. Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

Brown v. Board of Education Marbury v. Madison Roe v. Wade US v. Lopez

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Shneck v. US

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

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Engel v. Vitale

Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Tinker v. Des Moines

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

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Citizens United v. FEC

corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Wisconsin v. Yoder

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

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.

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

Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law

Tinker v. Des Moines

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

Citizens United v. FEC

corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited

Wisconsin v. Yoder

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

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