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

McDonald v. Chicago Gideon v. Wainwright Wisconsin v. Yoder Marbury v. Madison

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Brown v. Board of Education

Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated. A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

New York Times v. US

freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger." 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. Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

McDonald v. Chicago Gideon v. Wainwright Roe v. Wade McCulloch v. Maryland

#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

New York Times v. US

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

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

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

Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.

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