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Supreme Court Showdown: Landmark Cases

Question 1

Multiple choice
In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), what were the students protesting?

  • The Korean War

  • The Gulf War

  • The Vietnam War

  • World War II

Question 2

Multiple choice
What was the main constitutional question in Everson v. Board of Education (1947)?

  • Whether state funding for transportation to religious schools violated the Establishment Clause

  • Whether prayer in public schools violated the Free Exercise Clause

  • Whether banning religious clothing in schools violated the Free Exercise Clause

  • Whether teaching evolution in schools violated the Establishment Clause

Question 3

Multiple choice
Gitlow v. New York (1925) was significant for which of the following reasons?

  • It ruled that states could not regulate interstate commerce

  • It expanded the 'clear and present danger' test beyond wartime

  • It established the 'clear and present danger' test

  • It upheld the right to bear arms at a state level

Question 4

Multiple choice
What was the outcome of Schenck v. United States (1919)?

  • The 'actual malice' standard was established for press freedom

  • The 'clear and present danger' test was established for free speech restrictions

  • The 'imminent lawless action' test was established for free speech restrictions

  • The 'bad tendency' test was established for free speech restrictions

Question 5

Multiple choice
Reynolds v. United States (1879) dealt primarily with which First Amendment issue?

  • Freedom of the press and libel

  • Free Exercise Clause and polygamy

  • Freedom of speech and protest

  • Establishment Clause and school prayer

Question 6

Multiple choice
Engel v. Vitale (1962) addressed which constitutional concern?

  • The use of religious texts as primary teaching materials in public schools

  • The right to refuse military service on religious grounds

  • The legality of mandatory Pledge of Allegiance recitations

  • The constitutionality of a state-sponsored prayer in public schools

Question 7

Multiple choice
What was the central issue in McCollum v. Board of Education (1948)?

  • Whether the segregation of public schools by race was constitutional

  • Whether religious instruction in public schools violated the Establishment Clause

  • Whether the exclusion of women from public schools was constitutional

  • Whether corporal punishment in public schools was constitutional

Question 8

Multiple choice
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) is notable for its ruling on:

  • The rights of schools to conduct random drug testing on students

  • The rights of students to form political clubs in public schools

  • The rights of teachers to unionize in public schools

  • The rights of parents to refuse mandatory public education for religious reasons

Question 9

Multiple choice
The case of United States v. New York Times and Washington Post (1971) primarily involved which First Amendment right?

  • Freedom of assembly

  • Freedom of religion

  • Freedom of speech

  • Freedom of the press

Question 10

Multiple choice
What limit on the freedom of the press was established in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)?

  • Clear and present danger

  • Bad tendency

  • Libel

  • Imminent lawless action

Question 11

Multiple choice
In Tinker v. Des Moines, what symbol did the students wear to protest?

  • Peace signs

  • Black armbands

  • Red ribbons

  • White flowers

Question 12

Multiple choice
What was a significant implication of the Everson v. Board of Education decision?

  • The Supreme Court upheld the 'wall of separation' between church and state

  • The Supreme Court declared school-led prayer unconstitutional

  • The Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction could take place during school hours

  • The Supreme Court allowed for mandatory Bible readings in schools

Question 13

Multiple choice
Schenck v. United States involved the distribution of what during World War I?

  • Communist literature

  • Pro-war propaganda

  • Anti-draft pamphlets

  • Anarchist manifestos

Question 14

Multiple choice
In Wisconsin v. Yoder, the Supreme Court sided with members of which religious community?

  • The Mormons

  • The Amish

  • The Scientologists

  • The Jehovah's Witnesses

Question 15

Multiple choice
The United States v. New York Times and Washington Post case was about the publication of:

  • The Pentagon Papers concerning activity in Vietnam

  • The Watergate tapes

  • Classified CIA documents on foreign interventions

  • The McCarthy list of alleged communists

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