The Warren Court Answers

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In which case did the Warren Court establish a constitutional right to privacy?

A
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
B
Engel v. Vitale
C
Griswold v. Connecticut
D
Miranda v. Arizona
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In which case did the Warren Court rule on whether public schools could require prayer?

A
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
B
Engel v. Vitale
C
Griswold v. Connecticut
D
Miranda v. Arizona
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How does the Fifth Amendment relate to the decision of Miranda v. Arizona?

A
It protects against search and seizure without probable cause.
B
It says that accused people do not have to testify against themselves.
C
It protects people from being tried twice for the same crime.
D
It says that accused people have the right to legal representation.
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Justices practice judicial restraint when they

A
make rulings that change the laws passed by Congress.
B
make narrow decisions that only relate to a specific case.
C
infer rights not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
D
restrict the power of the president to impose new rules.
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Read the excerpt from the Tinker v. Des Moines US Supreme Court decision in 1969. These petitioners merely went about their ordained rounds in school. Their deviation consisted only in wearing on their sleeve a band of black cloth, not more than two inches wide. They wore it to exhibit their disapproval of the Vietnam hostilities and their advocacy of a truce, to make their views known, and, by their example, to influence others to adopt them. They neither interrupted school activities nor sought to intrude in the school affairs or the lives of others. They caused discussion outside of the classrooms, but no interference with work and no disorder. In the circumstances, our Constitution does not permit officials of the State to deny their form of expression.What did Mary Beth and John Tinker do at school that was found to be a protected form of expression by the Supreme Court?

A
They started arguments in their classes with fellow students.
B
They led a protest rally outside the school during lunch.
C
They wore black armbands as a nonverbal show of protest.
D
They convinced other students to protest by staging a walkout.
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What is the relationship between the Supreme Court and the lower courts?

A
The Supreme Court must abide by the decisions of the lower courts.
B
The Supreme Court appoints judges to the lower courts.
C
The Supreme Court can overrule decisions made by the lower courts.
D
The Supreme Court can impeach judges from the lower courts.
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Some people consider Griswold v. Connecticut to be an example of judicial activism because it

A
established a right to privacy, which the Constitution does not explicitly name.
B
outlawed prayer in school, which was a practice supported by many Americans.
C
created a new requirement for police to follow when making arrests.
D
awarded public school students the same rights as adults.
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Read the scenario. A group of middle school students have worn large green buttons on their jackets to protest government failure to clean up a polluted site near the school. The principal told them to remove the buttons, and they refused. The principal suspended the students for a week. Which Supreme Court case supports the students’ right to wear the buttons at school?

A
Engle v. Vitale
B
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
C
Griswold v. Connecticut
D
Miranda v. Arizona
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Which is a First Amendment right that was ruled on by the Warren Court?

A
the right to bear arms
B
the right to vote
C
the right to free speech
D
the right to a trial by jury
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Chief Justice Earl Warren was a strong advocate for

A
conservatism.
B
economic stability.
C
social progress.
D
defense spending.

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