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FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY (FCLE)
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
Ans: Marbury v. Madison
Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of
jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th
Amendments Ans: Plessy v. Ferguson
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy,
violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy
implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and 14th
Amendments Ans: Roe v. Wade
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence
seized illegally cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the 4th amendment
Ans: Mapp v. Ohio
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue▪Violated
the 5th amendment, helped bring on the civil war Ans: Dred Scott v.
Sanford
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and administrators. 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." Ans: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination
in education.▪Her family believed that the segregated school system
violated the 14th Amendment and took their case to court. Ans: Brown
v. Board of Education
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Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled
that federal law was stronger than the state law Ans: McCulloch v.
Maryland
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the
burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was
symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. Ans: Texas v.
Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege Ans: United
States v. Nixon
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the
Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under
the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal
cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys. Ans: Gideon
v. Wainwright
Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal
government Ans: Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their
right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-
incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th amendment
and his 6th, right to an attorney. Case topic: self-incrimination, due
process Ans: Miranda v. Arizona
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not
disruptive, protected but he 1st amendment Ans: Tinker v. Des Moines
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order
providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988
that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each
survivor▪Korematsu argued that Executive Order 9066 was
unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth
Amendmentwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack
of federal protections in the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and
convicted. Ans: Korematsu v. US
FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY (FCLE)
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
Ans: Marbury v. Madison
Separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of
jim crow laws▪argued in court that the Act violated the 13th and 14th
Amendments Ans: Plessy v. Ferguson
(1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy,
violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy
implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and 14th
Amendments Ans: Roe v. Wade
Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence
seized illegally cannot be used in court)▪Violation of the 4th amendment
Ans: Mapp v. Ohio
The case that ruled that slaves were property and could not sue▪Violated
the 5th amendment, helped bring on the civil war Ans: Dred Scott v.
Sanford
School newspapers can be censored by teachers and administrators. 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." Ans: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination
in education.▪Her family believed that the segregated school system
violated the 14th Amendment and took their case to court. Ans: Brown
v. Board of Education
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Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled
that federal law was stronger than the state law Ans: McCulloch v.
Maryland
A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the
burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was
symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. Ans: Texas v.
Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege Ans: United
States v. Nixon
a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the
Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under
the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal
cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys. Ans: Gideon
v. Wainwright
Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal
government Ans: Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of their
right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-
incrimination prior to questioning by police. Violated the 5th amendment
and his 6th, right to an attorney. Case topic: self-incrimination, due
process Ans: Miranda v. Arizona
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not
disruptive, protected but he 1st amendment Ans: Tinker v. Des Moines
1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order
providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988
that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each
survivor▪Korematsu argued that Executive Order 9066 was
unconstitutional and that it violated the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth
Amendmentwas selected over the Fourteenth Amendment due to the lack
of federal protections in the Fourteenth Amendment. He was arrested and
convicted. Ans: Korematsu v. US
