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← Landmark cases of the supreme court Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- McDonald v. City of Chicago
- Lawrence v. Texas
- Reynolds v. US
- Schenck v. US
- Dred Scott v Stanford
- a religious duty was not a suitable defense to a criminal indictment such as polygamy, 1878
- b established "clear and present danger" doctrine, 1919
- c Court decision which stated that slaves are property and have no rights, 1857
- d The Second Amendment is fully applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, 2010
- e State law may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners, 2003
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- Ruled that the law granting the president the line item-veto was unconstitutional, 1998
- Use of 14th Amendment's equal protection clause to stop the Florida recount in the election of 2000, 2000
- The exclusion order leading to Japanese American Internment was constitutional, 1944
- Congress could use its Commerce Clause power to fight discrimination, 1964
- Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government, 1824
5 True/False Questions
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Mapp v. Ohio → established the exclusionary rule; evidence illegally obtained cannot be used in court, 1961
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd..Ed → Busing students to promote integration is constitutional, 1971
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Buckley v. Valeo → legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy, 1973
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New York Times v. US → Ruled that first amendment doesn't apply to someone who's trying to overthrow government, 1951
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Lemon v. Kurtzman → ruled separate but equal facilities did not violate the fourteenth amendment, 1896
Regenerate Test