Quiz Me! - Documents and Supreme Court Cases Here you can review many of the most importantoriginal historical documents in American history. 1 / 10 Which right in the Bill of Rights did Gideon v. Wainwright apply to the states through the incorporation process? The 6th Amendment Right to Confront Witnesses The 6th Amendment Right to Counsel The 5th Amendment Protection against Self-Incrimination The 6th Amendment Right to a Speedy & Public Trial 2 / 10 What is the main philosophy found in Leviathan? Government should be derived from educated nobels. People are born with certain unalienable rights. When a government becomes abusive the people have a right to overthrow it. People naturally love liberty as much as they love power over others. 3 / 10 Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court case overruled the “separate but equal” doctrine? Sweatt v. Painter Brown v. Board of Education Hernandez v. Texas Plessy v. Ferguson 4 / 10 JFK’s Inaugural Address was heavily influenced by what political situation? The Environmental Movement The Cold War The Civil Rights Movement The domestic economic challenge 5 / 10 Which department in FDR’s cabinet played the key role in influencing FDR to support the Social Security Act. The Department of Treasury The Department of Labor The Department of State The Department of Agriculture 6 / 10 Which document was written to promote womens’ rights and was modeled after the Declaration of Independence? The Virginia and Kentucky Resolution The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions The Declaration of Protest and Protections The North Star 7 / 10 Who is the target population for Medicare? People under the age of 65 People over the age of 65 People between the ages of 18-25 People under the age of 18 8 / 10 What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Sweatt v. Painter? It established the “separate but equal” doctrine and confirmed the legality of racial segregation It struck down segregation in K-12 public schools as unconstitutional It was a precursor to Brown v. Board of Education and challenged the “equal” in “separate but equal” It overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended racial discrimination 9 / 10 Which document advocated that states should have the right to nullify federal tariffs? Kansas-Nebraska Act Declaration of Independence South Carolina Exposition and Protest Compromise of 1850 10 / 10 In the New York Times v. U.S. decision prohibiting the government from blocking publication of the “Pentagon Papers,” the Supreme Court relied on what principle? Foreign Intelligence Security National Security National Defense Protection Prior Restraint Your score is Try another 10!