Famous Court Cases Trivia
From Watergate to school-prayer showdowns, prove you know your precedents from your objections.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which 1963 Supreme Court decision required states to appoint lawyers for indigent defendants charged with felonies?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Which 2013 Supreme Court decision invalidated the formula used to determine which jurisdictions needed federal preclearance for voting-law changes?
Shelby County v. Holder
Which 1986 Supreme Court case barred prosecutors from excluding potential jurors because of race through peremptory challenges?
Batson v. Kentucky
In United States v. Nixon, what presidential power could not be used as an absolute reason to withhold evidence needed in a criminal proceeding?
Executive privilege
The Supreme Court struck down a school-sponsored prayer in Engel v. Vitale under which part of the First Amendment?
Establishment Clause