Landmark Legal Cases in Civil Rights and Equality Quiz
Test your knowledge of key legal cases shaping equality and civil rights with this quiz on constitutional law.
#1
Which landmark case declared separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional in the United States?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Roe v. Wade
#2
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that laws criminalizing same-sex sexual activity are unconstitutional?
Obergefell v. Hodges
Lawrence v. Texas
Loving v. Virginia
United States v. Windsor
#3
Which case established the 'one person, one vote' principle for legislative representation?
Reynolds v. Sims
Baker v. Carr
Wesberry v. Sanders
Bush v. Gore
#4
Which case affirmed the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants, even if they cannot afford one?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Escobedo v. Illinois
Powell v. Alabama
#5
Which case established the 'right to privacy' as it relates to a woman's decision to have an abortion?
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Doe v. Bolton
#6
Which case established the 'clear and present danger' test for restricting free speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Schenck v. United States
Gitlow v. New York
#7
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the death penalty was unconstitutional as applied at the time?
Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia
Roper v. Simmons
Atkins v. Virginia
#8
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the use of busing to achieve school desegregation was constitutional?
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Milliken v. Bradley
Brown v. Board of Education
Board of Education v. Allen
#9
In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that segregated bus terminals were unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Morgan v. Virginia
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
#10
Which case established the 'reasonable expectation of privacy' test for Fourth Amendment searches and seizures?
Katz v. United States
Terry v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio
Miranda v. Arizona
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