Landmark Cases Quiz Questions

1. Why are landmark cases of the Supreme Court important?

A They are used by judges to justify decisions B They change the way the Constitution is interpreted C They are used by lawyers in court to prove points of law D All of the above

2. Which landmark case said the Supreme Court had the power to declare laws by Congress unconstitutional?

A Plessy v. Ferguson B Brown v. Board of Education C Marbury v. Madison D McCullock v. Maryland

3. Which landmark case said that all African Americans were not legal citizens of the United States?

A U.S. v. Nixon B Dred Scott v. Sandford C Plessy v. Ferguson D Brown v. Board of Education

4. Which landmark case made segregation in public schools illegal?

A U.S. v. Nixon B Dred Scott v. Sandford C Marbury v. Madison D Brown v. Board of Education

5. Which landmark case said that suspects had to be read their rights before they were questioned?

A Miranda v. Arizona B Plessy v. Ferguson C Brown v. Board of Education D Dred Scott v. Sandford

6. Which landmark case involved the Watergate scandal and the President of the United States?

A U.S. v. Nixon B Brown v. Board of Education C Plessy v. Ferguson D Dred Scott v. Sandford

7. What future Supreme Court Justice was the lead lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education?

A Samuel Alito B John Roberts C Ruth Bader Ginsburg D Thurgood Marshall

8. Which landmark case said that segregation based on race was legal?

A Dred Scott v. Sandford B U.S. v. Nixon C Plessy v. Ferguson D Brown v. Board of Education

9. What case is considered by many to be one of the worst decisions in the history of the Supreme Court?

A Dred Scott v. Sandford B Marbury v. Madison C Brown v. Board of Education D U.S. v. Nixon

10. What landmark case involved the state of Maryland trying to tax the Bank of the United States?

A McCullock v. Maryland B Marbury v. Madison C Plessy v. Ferguson D Brown v. Board of Education