EXTRA CREDIT: Which case do you think has THE most impact on our lives and why?
This case created the standard for legalizing segregation by race in the US for over 100 years.
Brown v. Board
Plessy v. Ferguson
Reynolds v. US
Roe v. Wade and the right to abortions (during the 1st and 2nd trimester) was overturned last year depending on how the Supreme Court decides on...
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Planned Parenthood v. Webster
Loving v. Virginia
The court decided in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), that the death penalty was…
Unconsitutional, because it is cruel and unusual punishment
Constitutional only when the case is carefully examined to be appropriate
Constitutional, all violent crimes should automatically receive the death penalty
What was the outcome of the case, Oregon v. Smith (1990), when the two Native American men came to work high on peyote claiming it was their first amendment religious right?
The court decided it was constitutional to fire them because religion was not an excuse to break the law
They were told they had to practice their religion at home and fined.
They were allowed to keep their job because this action was a protected under the free exercise clause.
In the case of Miller v. California, the court decided Miller’s arrest after distributing pornographic material was…
Constitutional because it was protected under free speech
Unconstitutional, because nudity is always prohibited.
Unconstitutional, because it lacked other artistic, political, or scientific value
Having more than one spouse was interpreted to be illegal by the supreme court in the this case
Reynolds v. US
Yoder v. Alabama
Schrodinger v. Verner
Virginia law prohibited cross burning due to history of the symbol's association of threatening violence but in the case of Virginia v. Black, Black argued that it was his right under which amendment?
1st
3rd
5th
In the case of US v. Stevens, Stevens violated a ban on animal cruelty media but the Supreme Court believed that ban violated the first Amendment freedom of
Press
Religion
Speech
Same sex couples’ right to marriage was upheld under the 14th amendment equal protection clause in which case
Snyder v. Wainwright
Obergefell v. Hodges
Reynolds v. US
This court determined that banning interracial marriage was illegal racial discrimination in which case?
Reynolds v. Gregg
Plessy v. Ferguson
Loving v. Virginia
How do punishments differ between a civil case and criminal case?
Facing fines of over $10,000
Lawsuits can involve the death penalty
The possibility of serving jail time
The IRS could garnish your wages
How many judges or justices sit on the Supreme Court?
3
9
12
Which type of Supreme Court opinion becomes law?
Dissenting
Majority
Plurality
The executive branch…
Enforces the law
Interprets the law
Does not have to follow the constitution
Has two houses: The Senate and The House of Representatives