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Landmark cases of the supreme court Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. McDonald v. City of Chicago
  2. Lawrence v. Texas
  3. Reynolds v. US
  4. Schenck v. US
  5. Dred Scott v Stanford
  1. a religious duty was not a suitable defense to a criminal indictment such as polygamy, 1878
  2. b established "clear and present danger" doctrine, 1919
  3. c Court decision which stated that slaves are property and have no rights, 1857
  4. d The Second Amendment is fully applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, 2010
  5. e State law may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners, 2003

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Ruled that the law granting the president the line item-veto was unconstitutional, 1998
  2. Use of 14th Amendment's equal protection clause to stop the Florida recount in the election of 2000, 2000
  3. The exclusion order leading to Japanese American Internment was constitutional, 1944
  4. Congress could use its Commerce Clause power to fight discrimination, 1964
  5. Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government, 1824

5 True/False Questions

  1. Mapp v. Ohioestablished the exclusionary rule; evidence illegally obtained cannot be used in court, 1961

          

  2. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd..EdBusing students to promote integration is constitutional, 1971

          

  3. Buckley v. Valeolegalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy, 1973

          

  4. New York Times v. USRuled that first amendment doesn't apply to someone who's trying to overthrow government, 1951

          

  5. Lemon v. Kurtzmanruled separate but equal facilities did not violate the fourteenth amendment, 1896