Landmark Amendments
Landmark Court Cases Summaries
Landmark Court Cases Constitutional Principles
Landmark Court Case Impact
Unit 9 Review
100
The 19th amendment did this
What is gave women the right to vote?
100
Did the supreme court have the power to give Marbury his job?
What is Marbury v Madison? and NO!
100
Brown v the Board of Education
What is the 14th amendment; equal protection clause?
100
This case established the concept of judicial review and the right of the Supreme Court to find laws and or actions unconstitutional
What is Marbury v. Madison?
100
This is the purpose of a writ of certiorari in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court
What is to grant the Supreme Court the ability to hear a case on appeal?
200
The 13th amendment did this
What is abolished slavery?
200
Was the state court's failure to appoint a lawyer a violation the accused's right to a fair trial and due process of law as protected by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments?
What is Gideon v Wainwright? and YES
200
In re Gault
What is the 14th amendment; due process of the law AND equal protection clause?
200
This case made it clear that juveniles should receive the same due process process rights as adults
What is In re Gault?
200
This is the first step in the formal process to amend the U.S. Constitution
What is proposal by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress?
300
The 26th amendment did this
What is lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
300
Are people of African descent citizens of the U.S.?
What is Dred Scott v Sandford? and NO!
300
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
What is the 1st amendment; freedom of speech and freedom of the press?
300
This case declared that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and overturned Plessy v Ferguson
What is Brown v. the Board of Education?
300
Which of the following would be considered a process of the legislative branch?
A. judicial review
B. appointment confirmation
C. executive order
D. interpreting law
What is B?
400
The 15th amendment did this
What is gave African American men the right to vote?
400
Does the segregation of children in public schools only on the basis of race deny the minority children of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment?
What is Brown v the Board of Education? and YES!
400
Miranda v Arizona
What is the 5th and 14th amendments; protection against self incrimination, AND due process of the law?
400
This case stated that "executive privilege" did not apply in withholding evidence in a criminal case. It helped to secure rule of law.
What is U.S. v Nixon?
400
Which of the following powers does not belong to the President of the United States according to the U.S. Constitution?
A. Vetoing legislation passed by Congress
B. Appointing federal judges
C. Declaring war
D. Creating executive orders
What is C?
500
The 24th amendment did this
What is got rid of poll taxes?
500
Does the police practice of questioning individuals without notifying them of their right to a lawyer and their protection against self-incrimination violate the Fifth Amendment?
What is Miranda v Arizona? and YES!
500
U.S. v Nixon
What is executive privilege?
500
This case made it clear that defendants will be guaranteed an attorney if they cannot afford one, upholding and clarifying the 6th amendment, even in criminal cases at the state level.
What is Gideon v Wainwright?
500
This is the purpose of a jury
What is to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused in criminal trials?
600
The 14th amendment did this
What is defined citizenship?
600
Is the President's right to protect certain information, using his "executive privilege" power, completely protected from judicial review?
What is U.S. v Nixon? and NO!
600
Plessy v Ferguson
What is the 13th and 14th amendments; abolishing slavery AND equal protection clause (separate but equal ruling)
600
This case determined that 1st amendment rights for students could be limited if they disrupted the learning environment.
What is Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier?
600
A new judge has been appointed to a position in the federal court system. Which branch nominates the judge? Which Branch approves the judge?
What is the judge was nominated by the executive branch and approved by the legislative branch?
700
This amendment protects from laws that discriminate based on race (equal protection clause) and ensures due process for all citizens
What is the 14th amendment?
700
Did the principal's deletion of the articles violate the students' rights under the First Amendment?
What is Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier? and NO!
700
Gideon v Wainwright
What is the 6th and 14th amendments; right to an attorney AND due process of the law AND equal protection clause
700
You must be read your rights when arrested, and be told that you have the right to remain silent as well as have an attorney present during questioning.
What is Miranda v Arizona?
700
Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
"...shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years.....No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office.... neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States"
The following section of the U.S. Constitution outlines the requirements for this office
What is the President?
800
This amendment resulted from the Vietnam War
What is the 26th amendment?
800
Were the procedures used to commit [arrest] the accused constitutional under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
What is In re Gault? and NO!
800
Dred Scott v Sandford
What is NO constitutional principle! 13th and 14th amendments don't exist yet! Scott is not considered a citizen!
800
This case determined that "separate but equal" was constitutional and permitted states to make more laws, or "black codes", regarding segregating facilities.
What is Plessy v Ferguson
800
In the U.S. legal system, this is the key difference between trial courts and appellate courts
What is trial courts are the first to hear evidence and witnesses in a case, appellate courts do not have juries or trials, and appellate courts review and reconsider decisions made by lower courts?
900
Answer the Essential Question: How did the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments expand political participation?
Varies :)
900
Is Louisiana's law requiring racial segregation on its trains an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
What is Plessy v Ferguson? and NO!
900
Marbury v Madison
What is judicial review AND checks and balances?
900
This case determined that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens and therefore had not protections from the federal government or court system.
What is Dred Scott v Sandford?
900
What would complete the chart below?
What is U.S. Congress?