SORTA REVIEW JEOP!

APGOPO: Court Cases

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Bonus Question: 2000 pts

The Supreme Court

Question: : 200 The Court found that a womans right to an abortion was protected by the rights to privacy that could be implied from specific guarantees found in the BoR and 14th Amendment. Answer Roe v. Wade (1973)

 Question: Court interpreted the 1st Amendment to allow Congress to restrict speech that is of such nature as to create a clear and present danger that will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has the right to prevent Answer Schenck v. U.S. (1919)

Beginning Scuffles : 400

 Question: The Court overturned the conviction of a Texas man found guilt of setting fire to an American Flag. Answer Texas v. Johnson (1989)

Beginning Scuffles : 600

 Question: The Court Upheld students rights to express themselves by wearing black armbands symbolizing protest of the Vietnam War Answer Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1969)

Beginning Scuffles : 800

 Question: Only states have the authority to ban guns in school zones.. Answer U.S. v. Lopez (1995)

Beginning Scuffles : 1000

 Question: Ruled that the 2nd Amendment was only intended to protect a citizen's right to own ordinary militia weapons1st time a case was heard about the 2nd Amendment. Answer U.S. v. Miller (1939)

Battles : 200

 Question: In a case involving President Nixon refusal to turn over tape recording of his conversations, the Court ruled that executive privilege does not grant the president an absolute right to secure all presidential documents. Answer U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Battles : 400

 Question: A New Jersey high school student was accused of violating school rules by smoking in the bathroom, leading an assistant principal to search her purse for cigarettes. The vice principal discovered marijuana and other items that implicated the student in dealing marijuana. The student tried to have the evidence from her purse suppressed, contending that mere possession of cigarettes was not a violation of school rules; therefore, a desire for evidence of smoking in the restroom did not justify the search. The Supreme Court decided that the search did not violate the Constitution and established more lenient standards for reasonableness in school searches. Answer New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)

Battles : 600

 Question: Hazelwood East High School Principal Robert Reynolds procedurally reviewed the Spectrum, the schools student-written newspaper, before publication. In May 1983, he decided to have certain pages pulled because of the sensitive content in two of the articles, and acted quickly to remove them in order to meet the papers publication deadline. The journalism students felt that this censorship was a direct violation of their First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court decided that Principal Reynolds had the right to such editorial decisions, as he had legitimate pedagogical concerns. Answer Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Battles : 800

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Battles : 1000

The Court upheld broad congressional power over interstate commerce. Answer Gibbon v. Ogden (1824)

People : 200 Question: The Court granted indigents (those in need) the right to counsel in felony cases. Answer Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

 Question: Incorporated the free speech clause of the First Amendment, ruling that the states were not completely free to limit forms of politcal expression. Answer Gitlow v. New York (1925)

People : 400

 Question: Supreme Court cases that established the Constitution's implied right to privacy. Answer Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

People : 600

 Question: The Court voted to uphold the constitutionality of the University of Michigan Law Schools affirmative action policy, which gave preference to minority students. Answer Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)

People : 800

 Question: Internment of Japanese and other ethnic Americans during WWII was constitutional. Answer Korematsu v. U.S. (1944)

People : 1000

 Question: The Court Revered its 1986 ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick by finding a Texas Statute that banned sodomy to be unconstitutional. Answer Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

The Home Front! : 200

 Question: In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that women could not seek redress of grievances for discrimination that had occurred over a period of years under the provisions of the Equal Pay Act. This decision was overturned by the Lily Ledbetter fair Pay Act of 2009. Answer Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (2007)

The Home Front! : 400

 Question: The Court determined that direct government assistance to religious schools is unconstitutional. In the majority opinion, the Court created the Lemon Test. Answer Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)

The Home Front! : 600

 Question: Incorporated a portion of the 4th Amendment by establishing that illegally obtain evidence cannot be used at trail. Answer Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

The Home Front! : 800

 Question: The Court Upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax a national bank. Federal power increased via the Supremacy Clause. Answer McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

The Home Front! : 1000

 Question: 5th Amendment requires that individuals arrested for a crime must be advised of their rights to remain silent and have counsel present. Answer Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

#29 Random : 200

 Question: Also called the Pentagon Papers case; the Supreme Court ruled that any attempt by the government to prevent expression carried a heavy presumption against its constitutionality. Answer New York Times Co. v. U.S. (1971)

#29 Random : 400

 Question: The Supreme Court ruled that government officials who are the subject of impeachment proceedings may not challenge them in court. Answer Nixon v. U.S. (1993)

#29 Random : 600

 Question: The Court ruled that separate but equal was OKAY. Answer Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

#29 Random : 800

 Question: Rejection of a student was illegal because the use of strict affirmative action quotes was inappropriate. Answer Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

#29 Random : 1000

 Question: This Corps gave allowed women into the Army. Here women did not see combat but performed many roles that male soldiers has as well. Answer Womens Auxiliary Army Corps

Bonus Question: 2000 pts.