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Landmark Court Cases Activity

Directions: Answer the questions.
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Supreme Court justices are appointed by the ___________________________ and confirmed by
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the ______________________________.
3) How many justices serve on the Supreme Court? _________________

4) When the Supreme Court wants to hear a case they issue a

____________________________________ which is a document requesting that the case be
turned over to them.

Name That Case Round 1

Directions: Identify the court case being described.
5) Determined a presidential election; 14th amendment equal protection case.

6) Provided a defense attorney, if the defendant chooses, in all criminal cases; 6 th

Amendment case.

7) Said school can limit speech if it disrupts the learning environment.

8) Limited executive privileges to diplomatic affairs and military affairs.

9) Supreme Court gave themselves the power of Judicial Review.

10) Set the precedent of Separate but Equal.

11) Reversed separate but equal based on 14 th Amendment.

12) Fifth Amendment case because of self-incrimination.

13) Students have the right to freedom of expression in school, including symbolic
speech, as long as it does not cause problems in the school learning environment.

14) Upheld the right to have a firearm in your own home.

15) Gave juveniles due process rights

Name that Case Round 2

16) This case reconfirmed the rule of law showing us that even the president isnt
above the law

17) In this case a man was locked-up who couldnt afford a lawyer. The court ruled that
the states had to provide the 6 th Amendment right to counsel even if you couldnt pay for
it.

18) This case got rid of school segregation overturning a previous decision that said
separate but equal was ok.

19) Because of this case, the police have to notify you of your right to remain silent and
a lawyer if you have been arrested for a crime.

20) This case set the precedent that students have 1 st Amendment rights to free
speech which is more than just words.

21) In this case a teenager was denied his due process rights to a lawyer, to call
witnesses, and to confront his accuser. The court said that even juveniles deserve due
process rights.

22) This case set a precedent for U.S. Supreme Court and state (Florida) Supreme Court
laws about state elections

23) This case from the 1890s said that segregation was ok, as long as separate but
equal accommodations were provided.

24) This early Supreme Court case established judicial review, giving the court their
major check on the other branches.

25) This case about a school newspaper, took away some free speech rights of
students.