American Government
Unit V – Court Cases
Version A
Name: ________________
Read each statement below. For the first question, if the statement is Unconstitutional, fill in an “A”
on your scantron. If the statement is Constitutional, fill in a “C” on your scantron. For the second
question under each statement, find the case above that best sets the precedent for that statement and
fill in the corresponding letter(s).
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
ab.
ac.
ad.
ae.
bc.
bd.
be.
cd.
ce.
de.
abc.
abd.
abe.
acd.
ade.
ace.
ade.
bcd.
bce.
bde.
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986)
Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah (1993)
Engle v. Vitale (1962)
Everson v. Board of Education (1942)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Lee v. Weisman (1972)
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Miller v. California (1973)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Near v. Minnesota (1931)
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Reynolds v. U.S. (1879)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Sante Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Texas v. Johnson ((1989)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
United States v. Leon (1984)
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
In an individual’s home, evidence was seized without a search warrant and it is used in a trial.
1. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
2. What case set the precedent for this statement?
An individual that cannot afford a lawyer is arrested. The state denies the individual a court
appointed attorney.
3. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
4. What case set the precedent for this statement?
The state gives parochial school teachers a salary supplement to cover teaching materials as long as
they do not teach religious subjects.
5. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
6. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A principal, of a public school, wrote a non-denominational prayer to be recited over the PA system
each morning before school.
7. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
8. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A student wears an armband to public school to protest the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
9. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
10. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A man burns an American flag in protest.
11. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
12. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A city prevents a local newspaper from printing incriminating material about the mayor.
13. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
14. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A principal censors a high school newspaper claiming that the purpose of the newspaper is
educational, not an open forum.
15. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
16. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A public university does not use a scorecard, but uses race as a factor for admission.
17. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
18. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A public university uses a race-based quota system for admission decisions.
19. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
20. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A warrant is mistakenly granted without the knowledge of the police officers. Evidence that is
gathered with the warrant is used in a trial.
21. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
22. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A state creates a law restricting a particular religion from practicing animal sacrifice after the religious
group had already moved into the community.
23. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
24. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A principal allows a member of clergy to give a nonsectarian prayer at the beginning of a high school
graduation ceremony.
25. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
26. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A student is suspended for using profanity during an all school assembly.
27. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
28. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A member of the Klu Klux Klan is arrested for using hate speech at a rally.
29. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
30. What case set the precedent for this statement?
Evidence is obtained from the questioning of a witness, who was not read his rights prior to being
arrested.
31. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
32. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A person is arrested for telling men to ignore their draft notices during WWI, creating a “clear and
present danger”.
33. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
34. What case set the precedent for this statement?
The state makes a law that reimburses parents for the transportation costs required to send their
children to both public and private schools.
35. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
36. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A student elected chaplain delivers a non-denominational prayer over the public address system
before each home varsity football game.
37. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
38. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A state makes a law that prohibits a woman from having an abortion in the first trimester.
39. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
40. What case set the precedent for this statement?
The city of Cleveland provides vouchers for parents of children in low performing schools to send their
children to a higher performing public or private school.
41. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
42. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A student’s personal belongings are searched (purse and locker) after she is founding smoking in the
bathroom.
43. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
44. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A minor is required to get the consent of at least one parent prior to having an abortion.
45. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
46. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A man is arrested of bigamy (having more than one wife).
47. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
48. What case set the precedent for this statement?
A shop owner sends “adult” material unsolicited through the mail in order to attract new customers.
49. Is this Unconstitutional (A) or Constitutional (C)?
50. What case set the precedent for this statement?