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The Supreme Court Cases Trivia Quiz

Some Supreme Court trivia I learned in a Contemporary Issues class.

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,327

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Most abortion law stems from the writings of what Supreme Court Justice? Hint

Ginsburg

Rehnquist

O'Connor

Thomas

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the opinion in Griswold v Connecticut (1965)? Hint

Rehnquist

Douglas

White

Goldberg

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Question 3 of 10

3. Roe v Wade (1972) was decided by what margin? Hint

5-4

7-2

8-1

9-0

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following mean 'relevance' or 'staleness' and have to do with the timing of the case? Hint

amicus curae

de jure

in sede delibertante

mootness

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Question 5 of 10

5. What year were arguments concerning Stenberg v Carhart heard in front of the Supreme Court? Hint

1973

1952

1982

2000

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Chief Justice in 1999? Hint

Clinton

O'Connor

Rehnquist

Thomas

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Lochner v New York (1905) deal with? Hint

Ship building specifications

NY law limiting hours bakers could work

NY law mandating hospital coverage

Newspaper ink specifications

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did FDR want to do to the Supreme Court during the Depression? Hint

Make the court bigger so he could appoint justices

Move it to California

Declare it illegal

Mandate that only women could serve on it

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which case was about a law that forbade parents from sending their children to private schools? Hint

Pierce v Society of Sisters (1925)

Skinner v Oklahoma (1942)

Meyer v Nebraska (1923)

Harris v McCrae (1980)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Sandra Day O'Connor's first reproductive rights case on the Supreme Court? Hint

Roe v Wade

Stenberg v Carhart

Parker v Doe

Akron v Akron Center for Reproductive Health

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Most abortion law stems from the writings of what Supreme Court Justice?

Answer: O'Connor

O'Connor wrote in 'Akron' that she wanted an 'undue burden' standard to be the standard by which the laws are deemed unconstitutional. In the Casey court case, O'Connor's standard was put into place. Her opinion is considered valuable because she was the first woman justice on the court and therefore her views would be coming from a woman's ideas.

2. Who wrote the opinion in Griswold v Connecticut (1965)?

Answer: Douglas

Griswold v Connecticut was about a CT law which banned contraceptives and made it illegal for people to tell women how to prevent pregnancy. It was declared illegal because it interfered with a woman's right to reproduce.

3. Roe v Wade (1972) was decided by what margin?

Answer: 7-2

White and Rehnquist were the only justices who dissented. Since then, the margin has changed to be a bit closer because Reagan (the first outspoken pro-life President) appointed three justices to the Court.

4. Which of the following mean 'relevance' or 'staleness' and have to do with the timing of the case?

Answer: mootness

If a case or conflict is considered moot, that means it is no longer relevant and the case is not heard. Amicus curae just means 'friend of the court' and is used to refer to when people who are not party to a case write briefs for the court saying why they should vote a certain way.

5. What year were arguments concerning Stenberg v Carhart heard in front of the Supreme Court?

Answer: 2000

Stenberg v Carhart is the latest abortion case to go to the Supreme Court. It has to do with a Nebraska law that outlaws 'partial birth' abortions, a term that some believe is too vague and it's not a medical term.

6. Who was the Chief Justice in 1999?

Answer: Rehnquist

Rehnquist was bumped up to Chief Justice during Reagan's term.

7. What did Lochner v New York (1905) deal with?

Answer: NY law limiting hours bakers could work

Lochner paved the way for economic decisions of the Supreme Court for many years by saying that the government should stay out (or laissez-faire) of economic decisions. This law interfered with the workers' right to contract and work as many hours as they wished.

8. What did FDR want to do to the Supreme Court during the Depression?

Answer: Make the court bigger so he could appoint justices

The Court was declaring all of his programs to help the economy illegal, so he wanted to make the court bigger. That way he could appoint enough people to the court to ensure that his programs weren't unconstitutional.

9. Which case was about a law that forbade parents from sending their children to private schools?

Answer: Pierce v Society of Sisters (1925)

Meyer v Nebraska was about a law that said you could only teach in English. Skinner v Oklahoma was about mandating that certain classes of habitual offenders be sterilized. Harris v McCrae challenged the Hyde amendment which limited abortion funding.

10. What was Sandra Day O'Connor's first reproductive rights case on the Supreme Court?

Answer: Akron v Akron Center for Reproductive Health

The case was much anticipated because it was her first case and no one knew how a woman justice would vote.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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