Landmark Supreme Court Cases Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
Answer: Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate
In Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students retain their First Amendment rights in public schools, famously stating they do not 'shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.'
What did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Nixon (1974)?
Answer: Presidential executive privilege is not absolute and must yield to judicial process
In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that while presidential executive privilege exists, it is not absolute and must yield to the need for evidence in a criminal trial.
What was established by the Supreme Court's ruling in Mapp v. Ohio (1961)?
Answer: The exclusionary rule applies to state courts, barring illegally obtained evidence
Mapp v. Ohio extended the exclusionary rule to state courts, meaning evidence obtained through illegal searches and seizures cannot be used in criminal trials at the federal or state level.
What fundamental right was recognized in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?
Answer: The right to a court-appointed attorney for defendants who cannot afford one
Gideon v. Wainwright established that the 6th Amendment right to counsel applies to state criminal proceedings, meaning states must provide attorneys to defendants who cannot afford one.
What was the constitutional basis for the Supreme Court's ruling in Loving v. Virginia (1967)?
Answer: The 14th Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses
In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court struck down Virginia's anti-miscegenation law under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the 14th Amendment.
What did the Supreme Court decide in Texas v. Johnson (1989) regarding flag burning?
Answer: Flag burning as political protest is protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment
The Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment.