Landmark Events and Debates in Judicial History Quiz

Test your knowledge of landmark cases and justices with this quiz on judicial history. Explore pivotal rulings and figures.

#1

In which year was the European Convention on Human Rights established?

1945
1950
1960
1970
#2

Which case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
#3

Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?

Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Sixteenth Amendment
#4

Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted women the right to vote?

Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
#5

Which amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial?

Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
#6

Which landmark case established the principle of judicial review in the United States?

Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
#7

Who was the first female justice to serve on the United States Supreme Court?

Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O'Connor
Elena Kagan
#8

Which landmark case legalized same-sex marriage in the United States?

Obergefell v. Hodges
Lawrence v. Texas
United States v. Windsor
Bostock v. Clayton County
#9

What was the significance of the case Miranda v. Arizona?

Established the Miranda rights
Legalized interracial marriage
Ended racial segregation in schools
Established the principle of 'separate but equal'
#10

Which landmark case established the right to counsel for criminal defendants in the United States?

Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
#11

Who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Constance Baker Motley
John Marshall Harlan
#12

Who was the Chief Justice of the United States during the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education?

John Roberts
Earl Warren
William Rehnquist
Warren Burger
#13

Who wrote the dissenting opinion in the landmark case of Roe v. Wade?

Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Clarence Thomas
Byron White
#14

Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

John Jay
John Marshall
John Rutledge
Oliver Ellsworth
#15

Who was the first woman to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O'Connor
Belva Lockwood
Florence Ellinwood Allen

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