Quiz on AP Gov SCOTUS

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Citizens United v. FEC clause Schenck v. US impact McCulloch v. Maryland clause Shaw v. Reno impact

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts Schenck v. US facts Wisconsin v. Yoder clause Marbury v. Madison question

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Schenck v. US clause

Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954 In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993) Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue? 1st Amendment freedom of speech

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Schenck v. US question

6:3 for NYTimes, except in the case of a Clear and Present danger the US government does not have the power of prior restraint over the press Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech? 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Schenck v. US clause

Schenck v. US question

unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Section 2: True/false questions

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

6th amendment, right to an attorney

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

free speech clause

Tinker v. Des Moines question

Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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