Korematsu v.s. U.S.
Brown v.s. Board
Plessy v.s. Ferguson
Texas v.s. Johnson
100

What 1944 Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

What is Korematsu v. United States?

100

What 1954 Supreme Court case declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

100

What 1896 Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws under the "separate but equal" doctrine?

What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

100

What 1989 Supreme Court case ruled that burning the American flag is protected under the First Amendment as free speech?

 What is Texas v. Johnson?

200

In Korematsu v. United States, what constitutional principle was called into question regarding the internment of Japanese Americans?

 What is the Fifth Amendment right to due process?

200

In Brown v. Board of Education, which case was overturned, asserting that "separate but equal" educational facilities were inherently unequal?

What is the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

200

In Plessy v. Ferguson, what law was challenged by Homer Plessy for requiring racial segregation on public transportation?

What is the Louisiana Separate Car Act?

200

Who was the plaintiff in the Texas v. Johnson case, arrested for burning the flag during the Republican National Convention?

Who is Gregory Lee Johnson?

300

 During what global conflict did the Korematsu case arise, leading to the internment of Japanese Americans?

What is World War II?

300

What key argument did the plaintiffs use in Brown v. Board of Education to demonstrate the negative effects of segregation on African American children?

What is the psychological harm and stigma associated with segregation?

300

What was the primary legal argument used in Plessy v. Ferguson to justify racial segregation?

What is that segregation did not imply the inferiority of either race?

300

In the Texas v. Johnson decision, what was the Supreme Court's vote count that favored the protection of flag burning as symbolic speech?

What is 5-4?

400

Which Supreme Court Justice wrote a notable dissent in the Korematsu case, arguing that the decision was racially discriminatory?

Who is Justice Murphy?

400

Who was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court when the Brown v. Board of Education decision was made?

Who is Earl Warren?

400

Which Supreme Court Justice wrote the majority opinion in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

Who is Justice Henry Billings Brown?

400

Which Supreme Court Justice famously argued in dissent that flag burning could be considered a form of conduct rather than speech?

Who is Justice Antonin Scalia?

500

In what year did the U.S. government formally apologize and provide reparations to Japanese Americans affected by the internment?

What is 1988?

500

Following the Brown v. Board of Education decision, what was the requirement placed on public schools regarding desegregation?

What is to desegregate "with all deliberate speed"?

500

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling established a legal precedent that would support racial segregation until which landmark case in 1954?

 What is Brown v. Board of Education?

500

Following the Texas v. Johnson ruling, what legislative act was passed by Congress in 1990 in an attempt to prohibit flag desecration?

What is the Flag Protection Act?

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