Landmark Supreme Court Cases Under the Warren Court Quiz

Test your knowledge of key Supreme Court decisions under the Warren Court era in this Constitutional Law quiz. Explore cases like Miranda v. Arizona and Brown v. Board of Education!

#1

Which case declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?

Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Sweatt v. Painter
Brown v. Mississippi
#2

Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Sweatt v. Painter
Brown v. Mississippi
#3

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of 'one person, one vote'?

Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Reynolds v. Sims
#4

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment must be excluded from trial?

Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio
Escobedo v. Illinois
Terry v. Ohio
#5

Which case established the right to counsel for criminal defendants facing felony charges?

Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Escobedo v. Illinois
Mapp v. Ohio
#6

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that states cannot deny the right to vote based on inability to pay a poll tax?

Reynolds v. Sims
Baker v. Carr
Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections
Terry v. Ohio
#7

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

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Schenck v. United States
Texas v. Johnson
#8

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that criminal suspects must be informed of their rights before interrogation?

Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Escobedo v. Illinois
Mapp v. Ohio
#9

Which case held that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment, but established the 'Miller test' for determining what constitutes obscene material?

Roth v. United States
Miller v. California
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Brandenburg v. Ohio
#10

Which case established the 'lemon test' to determine if a law violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?

Engel v. Vitale
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Employment Division v. Smith
#11

Which case upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action in university admissions, but limited its scope?

Grutter v. Bollinger
Bakke v. University of California
Fisher v. University of Texas
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
#12

Which case upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions but emphasized the importance of considering race as one factor among many?

Gratz v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger
Fisher v. University of Texas
Bakke v. University of California
#13

Which case ruled that evidence obtained through a warrantless search incident to arrest is admissible?

Arizona v. Gant
Chimel v. California
United States v. Leon
Riley v. California
#14

Which case established the 'exclusionary rule' in the context of the Fourth Amendment?

Gideon v. Wainwright
Terry v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio
Miranda v. Arizona
#15

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the principle of 'judicial review'?

Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
#16

Which case held that the Fifth Amendment requires individuals to be informed of their right against self-incrimination?

Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Escobedo v. Illinois
Terry v. Ohio
#17

In which case did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of a federal bank and establish the doctrine of implied powers?

McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
#18

Which case extended the right to counsel to juvenile defendants?

In re Gault
Gideon v. Wainwright
Escobedo v. Illinois
Miranda v. Arizona
#19

Which case established the 'fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine?

Terry v. Ohio
Wong Sun v. United States
Katz v. United States
Mapp v. Ohio
#20

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the 'right to privacy' as encompassing a woman's decision to have an abortion?

Roe v. Wade
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Griswold v. Connecticut
Lawrence v. Texas
#21

Which case ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, affirming the right to marriage equality?

Obergefell v. Hodges
Loving v. Virginia
United States v. Windsor
Lawrence v. Texas
#22

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for self-defense?

District of Columbia v. Heller
McDonald v. Chicago
Printz v. United States
United States v. Lopez
#23

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that police must obtain a warrant before using thermal imaging to detect heat emanating from a private home?

Kyllo v. United States
United States v. Jones
Carpenter v. United States
Florida v. Jardines
#24

Which case established that corporations have the same rights to free speech as individuals?

Citizens United v. FEC
McCutcheon v. FEC
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Shelby County v. Holder
#25

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the 'sliding scale' standard for assessing the constitutionality of government regulation of commercial speech?

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission
Virginia v. Black
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
Texas v. Johnson

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