FREE FCLE Founding Documents and Landmark Supreme Court Cases Test 2

Question 1

Which Supreme Court case established the basis for the exercise of judicial review under Article III of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Answer

Fletcher v. Peck

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Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 2

Which Supreme Court case held that it is unconstitutional for state officials to write an official school prayer and to encourage students to recite it?

Accepted Answer

Engel v. Vitale

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Lemon v. Kurtzman

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Reynolds v. United States

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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

Question 3

Which Supreme Court case established that evidence obtained through unreasonable searches and seizures, in violation of the Fourth Amendment, may not be used in state courts for state law criminal prosecutions?

Accepted Answer

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer

Katz v. United States

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Miranda v. Arizona

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Gideon v. Wainwright

Question 4

Which Supreme Court case held that the Constitution does not provide a right to abortion?

Accepted Answer

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

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National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

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Planned Parenthood v. Casey

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Roe v. Wade

Question 5

Which Supreme Court case held that the act of burning a flag is protected “speech” under the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Texas v. Johnson

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Cohen v. California

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Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 6

Which Supreme Court case held that abortion is a fundamental right under the United States Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Roe v. Wade

Answer

Gibbons v. Ogden

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Gonzales v. Carhart

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 7

Which Supreme Court case held that state courts are required by the Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel to defendants in criminal cases, extending this Sixth Amendment federal requirement to the states?

Accepted Answer

Gideon v. Wainwright

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Weeks v. United States

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Reid v. Covert

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Miranda v. Arizona

Question 8

Which Supreme Court case established that the Constitution grants implied powers to Congress which can be used to implement the Constitution's express powers?

Accepted Answer

McCulloch v. Maryland

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Cohens v. Virginia

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Texas v. Johnson

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Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 9

Which Supreme Court case prohibits race-based admission decisions to institutions of higher education?

Accepted Answer

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

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Grutter v. Bollinger

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

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Fisher v. University of Texas

Question 10

Which Supreme Court case established that police must advise criminal suspects of their Constitutional rights before questioning them?

Accepted Answer

Miranda v. Arizona

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Michigan v. Jackson

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Escobedo v. Illinois

Answer

Mapp v. Ohio