Landmark Supreme Court Cases and Civil Rights Quiz

Test your knowledge on key Supreme Court cases shaping civil rights and constitutional law. Explore cases like Brown v. Board, Roe v. Wade, and more.

#1

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of 'separate but equal'?

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

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
#3

Who was the plaintiff in the case Brown v. Board of Education?

Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Linda Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
#4

Which Supreme Court case ruled that the Fifth Amendment requires that individuals arrested for a crime must be advised of their right to remain silent?

Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
#5

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the right to privacy in the context of abortion?

Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
#6

Which Supreme Court case established the 'one person, one vote' principle, requiring that legislative districts be approximately equal in population?

Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Reynolds v. Sims
Tinker v. Des Moines
#7

Which Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

Roe v. Wade
Korematsu v. United States
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
#8

Which Supreme Court case ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage?

Obergefell v. Hodges
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
#9

In the case Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that bans on interracial marriage were unconstitutional under which amendment?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
#10

In the case Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage bans were unconstitutional under which amendment?

First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
#11

In the case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students have the right to symbolic speech under which amendment?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
#12

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, stating it fell within Congress's power to tax?

Gideon v. Wainwright
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
Obergefell v. Hodges
Miranda v. Arizona
#13

In the case Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of protest is protected under which amendment?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
#14

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the 'clear and present danger' test to determine when speech is protected by the First Amendment?

Tinker v. Des Moines
Schenck v. United States
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright

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