Landmark Supreme Court Cases and Constitutional Interpretation Quiz

Test your knowledge of pivotal Supreme Court decisions in US constitutional law with this quiz covering landmark cases and legal principles.

#1

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

Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
#2

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

Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
#3

Which Supreme Court case affirmed the right to counsel in criminal trials?

Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
#4

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the right to privacy?

Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Griswold v. Connecticut
Miranda v. Arizona
#5

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty was unconstitutional as applied at the time?

Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia
Roe v. Wade
Mapp v. Ohio
#6

Which Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action programs?

Bakke v. Regents of the University of California
Fisher v. University of Texas
Grutter v. Bollinger
Plessy v. Ferguson
#7

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court hold that the exclusionary rule applied to the states?

Roe v. Wade
Gideon v. Wainwright
Mapp v. Ohio
Miranda v. Arizona
#8

Which Supreme Court case established the 'clear and present danger' test for free speech?

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Schenck v. United States
Tinker v. Des Moines
Gitlow v. New York
#9

Which Supreme Court case established the 'one person, one vote' principle in legislative apportionment?

Baker v. Carr
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines
#10

In which landmark case did the Supreme Court rule that same-sex marriage was a fundamental right protected by the Constitution?

Lawrence v. Texas
Obergefell v. Hodges
Citizens United v. FEC
District of Columbia v. Heller
#11

Which Supreme Court case established the 'reasonable expectation of privacy' test for Fourth Amendment searches?

United States v. Jones
Katz v. United States
Terry v. Ohio
Gideon v. Wainwright
#12

Which Supreme Court case ruled that burning the American flag as a form of protest is protected speech under the First Amendment?

Texas v. Johnson
Morse v. Frederick
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Roe v. Wade

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