Landmark Legal Case and Civil Rights Quiz

Test your knowledge of constitutional law with questions on Brown v. Board of Education, Civil Rights Act, Miranda v. Arizona & more.

#1

Which landmark legal case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional in the United States?

Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
#2

In which year was the Civil Rights Act signed into law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

1964
1954
1972
1980
#3

Who was the civil rights activist and leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) who played a key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
#4

In what year was the Voting Rights Act signed into law, aiming to overcome legal barriers preventing African Americans from exercising their right to vote?

1965
1954
1972
1980
#5

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
#6

Who was the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
#7

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

Established the right to remain silent
Declared racial segregation unconstitutional
Legalized abortion
Guaranteed the right to vote for all citizens
#8

Which landmark Supreme Court case ruled that separate but equal facilities for African Americans and whites were constitutional?

Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainwright
#9

Which Supreme Court case upheld the right of individuals to possess firearms for self-defense within their homes?

District of Columbia v. Heller
United States v. Windsor
Obergefell v. Hodges
Roe v. Wade
#10

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gibbons v. Ogden
#11

Which Supreme Court case ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right?

Obergefell v. Hodges
Citizens United v. FEC
Loving v. Virginia
Lawrence v. Texas
#12

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967?

Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
#13

Who was the attorney for the state of Kansas in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education?

Robert H. Jackson
Thurgood Marshall
John W. Davis
George W. Bush
#14

Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional?

Boynton v. Virginia
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Mapp v. Ohio
#15

Who was the lawyer for the defendants in the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the right to counsel for criminal defendants?

Clarence Darrow
Thurgood Marshall
Abe Fortas
John W. Davis

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