Cindy Koeppel Famous Court Decisions 5 0 0 1 1 ??? 1. Ruled that anyone arrested must be read a statement of their rights before being questioned or their statements cannot be used as evidence against them in court. 1 F. Miranda vs. Arizona 0 2. Ruled that executive privilege has it limits. The president had to turn over tapes as evidence in the Watergate investigation. 1 G. U.S. vs. Nixon 0 3. Ruled school segregation unconstitutional (overturning an earlier decision). 1 I. Brown vs. Board of Education 0 4. Ruled that the government can't stop a person from a dissenting view or action (in this case, flag-burning) because it finds it offensive. 1 K. Texas vs. Johnson 0 5. The famous separate but equal (for blacks and whites) ruling of 1896. 1 B. Plessy vs. Ferguson 0 6. Ruling declares that the Supreme Court can overrule a law of Congress. 1 E. Marbury vs. Madison 0 7. Ruled that schools cannot require students to say prayers at school. 1 C. Engel vs. Vitale 0 8. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that, whether slave or free, "negroes" had not right to bring a lawsuit. 1 A. Dred Scott vs. Sanford 0 9. Ruled that states could no longer ban abortions. 1 D. Roe vs. Wade 0 10. Ruled that a school board cannot ban books from a school library just because someone doesn't agree with the ideas in them. 1 H. Board of Education vs. Pico 0 11. A landmark ruling regarding affirmative action; the ruling left confusion and many questions about affirmative action. 1 J. Regents of University of California vs. Bakkee 0 Some of the Supreme Court cases and court decisions stand out in history because of their impact on our society. Match the titles of these better-known cases with the resulting court decisions. Match the correct items from the drop down on the right with the items on the left. ../../Elections_electionday.htm 0 25% 0 Correct! Well done. Sorry! Try again. Incorrect matches have been removed. Your score is :-) X Remaining time: Start reading Show reading again Your time is over! Click on the button to see the reading. Check OK Return to Tour of Federal Government <= Play More 1 1 0 2_jud_segregation.htm Geneva,Arial #ffffff #000033 #ffffff #000000 #ff0000 #ff0000 #000066 http://your.server.address/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl you@yourplace.com Please enter your name: