Quiz Me! - Documents/Cases: Contemporary America Test your knowledge about documents and Supreme Court cases in the Contemporary America era! 1 / 10 New York Times v. Sullivan established what standard public officials must prove to win a libel suit related to their official conduct? Misleading Allegations Actual Malice Misrepresentation of Actions Defamation of Character 2 / 10 Which Supreme Court decision applied the Exclusionary Doctrine to the states? Gideon v. Wainwright Griswold v. Connecticut Mapp v. Ohio Miranda v. Arizona 3 / 10 What does the USA Patriot Act stand for? United States of American Protecting and Treating Real Intelligence and Conservation of Territory. Uniting Self and Presidents always to require intelligence over terror. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. United States of America Providing Against Terror Repealing Ignorance and Overthrowing Tyranny. 4 / 10 Which of the following agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act of 1973? The Wildlife Preservation Council Environmental Protection Agency The Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5 / 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? National Security National Defense Protection Prior Restraint Foreign Intelligence Security 6 / 10 Who is the target population for Medicare? People under the age of 18 People over the age of 65 People between the ages of 18-25 People under the age of 65 7 / 10 Griswold v. Connecticut asserted that the right to privacy is inherent in which amendments found in the Bill of Rights? All of the above 9th 4th & 5th 1st & 3rd 8 / 10 Baker v. Carr overturned the application of the “political question” doctrine to which area of jurisprudence? The Court’s involvement in national elections. The Court’s involvement in municipal elections. The Court’s involvement in legislative reapportionment and redistricting The Court’s involvement in state elections. 9 / 10 What is the purpose of the War Powers Resolution of 1973? To allow the president to send troops as an act of intimidation when necessary. To allow the president to declare war in cases of emergency. To give full war power to the president in all situations. To limit the President from committing American troops to foreign affairs without a formal declaration of war from Congress. 10 / 10 What were the two main issues before the Court in Obergefell v. Hodges? The legitimacy of polygamy and the requirement that all states recognize such marriages performed in other states. The legitimacy of interracial marriage and the requirement that all states recognize such marriages performed in other states. The legitimacy of marriages performed in other countries and the requirement that all states recognize such marriages. The legitimacy of same sex and the requirement that all states recognize such marriages performed in other states. Your score is Try another 10!
