Civics Court Case Game

Made by Riley Bidner, Cassandra Valdez, and Elias H.
Civics Topic 9 - Landmark Court Cases and Types of Laws

There are 25 questions!

This is a one player game.

Every time you get a question correct you will move to the next lilly pad.

Every time you get the wrong answer you will lose a life.

You only have five lives to be able to make it to the end.

You will have 20 seconds to respond to each question.


You win once you get to the end!

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Questions:

1. What was Plessy v. Ferguson about?
It was about separate but equal ruling and racial segregation.
2. Who is dealt with in civil law?
People that are dealing with misdemeanors and small issues.
3. What amendment did Tinker v Des Moines violate?
1st Amendment
4. What is military law?
It deals with people in the military.
5. What court would someone go to for a civil matter?
A civil court.
6. What was the Tinker v Des Moines case about?
Defining symbolic speech. So long as symbolic speech is not disruptive, students have
the right to express themselves.
7. What is common law?
Law based on tradition or past court decisions rather than written law ( precedent )
8. What amendment did Miranda v. Arizona violate?
5th & 6th
9. Define Constitutional Law
Law that deals with the constitution and the rights listed.
10. Describe Brown v. Board of education
Banned segregation in schools.
11. What year did Brown v Board of education happen?
1954
12. What is criminal law?
Law that deals with criminal cases/criminals
13. What Amendment did Gideon v. Wainwright break?
Sixth Amendment
14. When might military law be in use?
If someone in the military would go on absence without leave.
15. What amendment did Bush v. Gore Violate?
14th
16. What Amendment did Hazelwood v. Kulheimer violate?
1st
17. Who won Bush v Gore?
Bush
18. What court would a couple that wants to divorce go to?
Civil Court
19. What was the motto of Nixon v U.S.?
No one is above the law, not even the president.
20. When did Marbury v. Madison Happened?
1803
21. When was In Re Gault?
1967
22. What amendment did In Re Gault break?
The 6th Amendment
23. What is statutory law?
Law written by another legislative body or another governing body
24. When was Plessy v Furgeson?
1896
25. Who was convicted in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Plessy was convicted.