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15 Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Trivia Questions and Answers

Can you answer these landmark Supreme Court decisions trivia questions? Some of these may be harder than others.

15 Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Trivia Questions

  1. Q: What 1803 case established the principle of judicial review in the United States?
  2. Q: What 1954 case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
  3. Q: Which 1973 case recognized a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion?
  4. Q: What 1966 case required police to inform suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent?
  5. Q: Which 1963 case guaranteed the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants unable to afford an attorney?
  6. Q: What 1896 case upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine?
  7. Q: Which 2015 case legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the United States?
  8. Q: What 1978 case addressed affirmative action in college admissions?
  9. Q: Which 2010 case allowed unlimited corporate spending in elections, citing free speech?
  10. Q: What 2012 case upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate?
  11. Q: Which 1857 case ruled that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens?
  12. Q: What 2008 case affirmed the Second Amendment right to individual gun ownership?
  13. Q: Which 2014 case ruled that police need a warrant to search a suspect’s cell phone?
  14. Q: What 1962 case prohibited mandatory prayer in public schools?
  15. Q: What 2000 case effectively decided the outcome of the presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore?

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15 Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Trivia Questions and Answers

  1. Q: What 1803 case established the principle of judicial review in the United States? A: Marbury v. Madison.
  2. Q: What 1954 case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional? A: Brown v. Board of Education.
  3. Q: Which 1973 case recognized a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion? A: Roe v. Wade.
  4. Q: What 1966 case required police to inform suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent? A: Miranda v. Arizona.
  5. Q: Which 1963 case guaranteed the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants unable to afford an attorney? A: Gideon v. Wainwright.
  6. Q: What 1896 case upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine? A: Plessy v. Ferguson.
  7. Q: Which 2015 case legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the United States? A: Obergefell v. Hodges.
  8. Q: What 1978 case addressed affirmative action in college admissions? A: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke.
  9. Q: Which 2010 case allowed unlimited corporate spending in elections, citing free speech? A: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
  10. Q: What 2012 case upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate? A: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.
  11. Q: Which 1857 case ruled that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens? A: Dred Scott v. Sandford.
  12. Q: What 2008 case affirmed the Second Amendment right to individual gun ownership? A: District of Columbia v. Heller.
  13. Q: Which 2014 case ruled that police need a warrant to search a suspect’s cell phone? A: Riley v. California.
  14. Q: What 1962 case prohibited mandatory prayer in public schools? A: Engel v. Vitale.
  15. Q: What 2000 case effectively decided the outcome of the presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore? A: Bush v. Gore.
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