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Florida Civics EOC Module 6 Landmark Supreme Court Cases overview quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Marbury v. Madison (1803) is most important because it established

  2. Judicial review acts as a check on the other branches because it lets the courts

  3. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) is significant because the Supreme Court ruled that

  4. In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court used the Fourteenth Amendment to rule that

  5. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) is significant because the Supreme Court ruled that

  6. Because of Miranda v. Arizona (1966), police must do which of the following before questioning a suspect in custody?

  7. Which BEST states the difference between Gideon and Miranda?

  8. In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), students wore black armbands to protest a war. The Court ruled that

  9. According to Tinker, a school may limit a student's speech only when it

  10. In United States v. Nixon (1974), the Supreme Court ordered the president to release evidence. This BEST reinforced

  11. United States v. Nixon is an example of which branch checking the president?

  12. Which case underpins all the other landmark cases, because it gave the Court the power they relied on?

  13. A court declares a state law unconstitutional because it conflicts with the Constitution. This power traces back to

  14. Which case is the foundation of the civil rights movement's legal victories over segregation?

  15. A suspect in custody is told, before any questions, that they may remain silent and have a lawyer. This requirement comes from