U.S. Supreme Court Quiz

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The Supreme Court is part of a three-tiered federal court system, including the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts, created by Congress in the ______.

Judiciary Act of 1789

The trial courts in the federal system are referred to as ______.

Original

The only public part of the Supreme Court process is the ______.

Oral Arguments

A ______ decision means that all of the justices agree with the legal reasoning.

Unanimous Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the authority of the Supreme Court to nullify acts of government by declaring them unconstitutional.

Judicial Review Signup and view all the answers

Civil liberties are primarily found in the ______, which are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.

Bill of Rights Signup and view all the answers

The incorporation doctrine means that most rights in the Bill of Rights now apply to state and local governments through the ______.

Due Process Clause Signup and view all the answers

The landmark 1833 case of Barron v Baltimore ruled that the Bill of Rights was intended to prevent abuses by the ______ government only.

national Signup and view all the answers

The Court gave the principal wide ______ powers over high school papers.

censorship Signup and view all the answers

______ is published material that damages a person's reputation in an untruthful and malicious way.

Libel Signup and view all the answers

New York Times v Sullivan established a tough standard for ______ involving public officials.

libel Signup and view all the answers

The Supreme Court 'incorporated' the establishment clause in ______.

Everson v Board of Education Signup and view all the answers

The Supreme Court proved the 'Lemon Test' in ______.

Lemon v Kurtzman Signup and view all the answers

The law must have a secular purpose and must not ______ or inhibit religion.

advance Signup and view all the answers

The Free Exercise Clause distinguishes between 'Belief and ______.'

Practice Signup and view all the answers

The 14th Amendment granted former slaves' ______.

citizenship Signup and view all the answers

______ outlawed polygamy in 1878.

Reynolds v United States Signup and view all the answers

The ______ Amendment granted black men the right to vote.

15th Signup and view all the answers

Due Process requires the government to provide a set of ______ that is fair and civil.

procedures Signup and view all the answers

______ segregation is legally mandated or required by law.

DeJure Signup and view all the answers

The exclusionary rule means that prosecutors cannot introduce ______ that is illegally obtained.

evidence Signup and view all the answers

______ segregation results from non-legal factors such as economic inequalities.

DeFacto Signup and view all the answers

The case of ______ v Painter highlighted the inadequacies of black educational facilities.

Sweatt Signup and view all the answers

In 1954, the Supreme Court case ______ v Board of Education reversed the 'Separate but Equal' doctrine.

Brown Signup and view all the answers

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat led to the ______ Bus Boycott.

Montgomery Signup and view all the answers

The Supreme Court ruled that the police in Miami cannot stop and frisk a suspect based only on an ______ tip.

anonymous Signup and view all the answers

The 5th Amendment protects individuals from self-incrimination and ______ jeopardy.

double Signup and view all the answers

The case of Escobedo v Illinois declared that the confession had been coerced when rights were denied under the 5th and 6th ______.

amendments Signup and view all the answers

The ______ Rule states: 'You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.'

Miranda Signup and view all the answers

Before 1963, the Supreme Court established the right to ______ for the indigent or poor in Gideon v Wainwright.

counsel Signup and view all the answers

The 8th Amendment protects individuals from cruel and unusual ______.

punishment Signup and view all the answers

As of 2021, there are 24 states that have the ______ penalty.

death Signup and view all the answers

Virginia v Atkins ruled that states cannot execute 'mentally ______' defendants.

retarded Signup and view all the answers

Negative Freedoms are also known as individual liberties or 'Freedom From' governmental ______.

regulation Signup and view all the answers

The 13th Amendment ______ slavery.

prohibited Signup and view all the answers

This change happened gradually from 1925 to ______.

1972 Signup and view all the answers

______ speech is speech that encourages rebellion against the government.

Seditious Signup and view all the answers

During a wartime emergency, speech can be a ______ that government and society have a right to suppress.

Clear and Present Danger Signup and view all the answers

______ v New York (1925) was the case in which the Supreme Court incorporated freedom of speech.

Gitlow Signup and view all the answers

______ speech is nonverbal speech that we would call freedom of expression.

Symbolic Signup and view all the answers

______ v Des Moines (1969) expanded the definition of speech to include freedom of expression.

Tinker Signup and view all the answers

______ v Johnson (1989) involved Congress's attempt to protect the flag from being burned.

Texas Signup and view all the answers

______ is not protected by the first amendment, as ruled by the Supreme Court.

Obscenity Signup and view all the answers

______ v New York (1982) ruled that child pornography is obscene and not protected by the First Amendment.

Ferber Signup and view all the answers

______ v United States (1971) is known as 'The Pentagon Papers' case and is a landmark freedom of the press case.

New York Times Signup and view all the answers