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Supreme Court Cases(10/21)


 


Court Cases

  • 1) Which court case required that an attorney be given to each
    individual accused of a criminal felony offense?

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  • 2) Which court case upheld the federal governments implied powers and
    prohibited the states' ability to tax the federal government because
    the ability to tax is the ability to destroy?

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  • 3) Which court case upheld the policies of separate but equal?
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  • 4) Which court case set the precedent of judicial review?
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  • 5) Which court case held that a person must be read their rights when
    arrested?

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  • 6) Which court case struck down prayer in school?
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  • 7) Which court case ended the policy of separate but equal and required
    schools to desegregate?

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  • 8) Which court case gave the federal government control of interstate
    commerce?

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  • 9) Which court case ruled that the government could detain Japanese
    Americans during WWII because it was a necessary precaution?

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  • 10) Which court case established the exclusionary rule ordering that
    evidence illegally obtained in a search could not be used in court?

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  • 11) Which court case said that the legislative districts in state
    elections had to follow the one-man, one-vote rule ensuring that the
    districts were equal in population?

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  • 12) Which court case permitted abortion?
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  • 13) Which court case upheld the espionage acts of WWI setting the "clear
    and present danger" precedent?

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  • 14) Which court case ruled that a president could not claim executive
    privilege if he is breaking the law?

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  • 15) Which court case ruled that the death penalty was unconstitutional
    because due process was not being followed in all cases? Required
    states to rewrite their capital punishment laws.

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  • 16) Which court case expanded the requirements to desegregate including
    busing, and setting ratial ratios?

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  • 17) Which court case upheld the right of individuals to burn the flag as
    a sign of protest? Upheld the first amendment.

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  • 18) Which court case ruled that although colleges could use race as a
    positive factor in the admissions process, it could not set a quotas
    and thereby permit reverse discrimination?

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  • 19) Which court case upheld a student's right to freedom of expression
    as long as it does not infringe upon the learning environment and
    pose a clear and present danger?

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  • 20) Which court case permitted school officials to search students and
    student materials on school grounds?

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  • 21) What court case upheld limiting a student's freedom of speech if the
    speech is lewd, offensive speech or conduct?

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  • 22) Which court case upheld the right of educators to limit what can be
    published in the school newspaper and is not a violation of the
    students freedom of press?

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  • 23) Which court case prohibited racial discrimination by businesses
    based on the interstate commerce clause and upheld the Civil Rights
    Act of 1964?

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