Legal Precedents and Court Cases Quiz

Declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, leading to desegregation.

Upheld segregation laws as long as facilities were 'separate but equal.'

Established the power of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution and declare laws unconstitutional.

Affirmed a woman's right to choose to have an abortion based on the right to privacy.

Established the right to legal counsel for defendants in criminal cases.

Established the requirement for law enforcement to inform suspects of their rights.

Established the right to appointed counsel for indigent defendants.

Affirmed the right to same-sex marriage as a fundamental right.

Introduced the 'exclusionary rule,' making illegally obtained evidence inadmissible.

Restricted speech that presents a clear and present danger of substantive evil.

Struck down limits on independent political expenditures by corporations.

Excludes evidence obtained from an illegal search or seizure or from illegal interrogation.

Upheld the constitutionality of the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans.

Ruled that executive privilege is not absolute and can be overcome by a compelling interest in the fair administration of justice.

Upheld the individual mandate as a valid exercise of Congress's taxing power.

Introduced the 'reasonable expectation of privacy' test in Fourth Amendment cases.

Affirmed an individual's right to possess firearms for self-defense within the home.

Established the principle of 'one person, one vote' and required legislative districts to be roughly equal in population.

Upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions to promote diversity.

Affirmed that corporations have First Amendment rights to free speech and political spending.

Expanded the scope of eminent domain to include economic development projects.

Declared state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, legalizing it nationwide.

Ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment is inadmissible in state courts.

Declared state-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional.

Affirmed an individual's Second Amendment right to possess firearms for self-defense.