Law in American SocietyReview for 2nd 6 USSC

cases ExamThe Exam is on: 5/28/10

Mr. NovakPeriods 1 & 5

5/24/10Uplift Community High School

Which Court case involved separate but equal schools?

Brown v. Board of Education

Which Court case dealt with Topeka, Kansas?

Brown v. Board of Education

Which Court case involved a abortion?

Roe v. Wade

Format of the exam 25 Multiple Choice Questions A section of extra credit questions as well

Which Court case established a person’s right to remain silent, and all the rest of the rights that are read to you if you are questioned while arrested?

Miranda v. Arizona

Which Court case involved the state of Tennessee?

Baker v. Carr

Which Court cast involved the state of Texas?

Roe v. Wade

Which Court case did Justice Brennan write the majority opinion for?

Baker v. Carr

Which Court case was settled in 1987?

South Dakota v. Dole

Which Court case was a 5:4 split decision in the 1960’s?

Miranda v. Arizona

Which Court case involved a presidential scandal and led to their resignation?

United States v. Nixon

Which Court case was a man found guilty of kidnapping and rape?

Miranda v. Arizona

Which Court case involved the Watergate office and apartment complex?

United States v. Nixon

Which Court case did Chief Justice Burger write the majority opinion for?

United States v. Nixon

Which Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education

Which Court case did Justice Rehnquist write a dissenting opinion for?

Roe v. Wade

Which Court case was about each state changing their alcohol consumption laws to 21 years old in order to receive federal highway funds?

South Dakota v. Dole

Which Court case involved a state’s reapportionment of their voting districts?

Baker v. Carr

Which Court case did Justice Frankfurter write a dissenting opinion for?

Baker v. Carr

Which Court case did Justice Blackman write the majority opinion for?

Roe v. Wade

Which Court case involved a U.S. Department of Justice special prosecutor, Leon Jawarski?

United States v. Nixon

Which Court case was the decision 6:2?

Baker v. Carr

Which Court case discussed the psychological impact of segregation on African American students?

Brown v. Board of Education

Which Court case did Justice O’Connor write a dissenting opinion for?

South Dakota v. Dole

Which Court case suggested that U.S. citizens are entitled to the right to privacy based on the 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th, & 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution?

Roe v. Wade

Which Court case took place in 1973?

Roe v. Wade