The Supreme Court and the Schools

Question 1

Why did the Court decide the search of the student’s purse did not violate the Fourth Amendment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The search was reasonable.

Question 2

What does the Fourth Amendment protect against?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

unreasonable search and seizure

Question 3

Which of these statements best summarizes the Court’s ruling in Vernonia v. Acton?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Students are protected by the Fourth Amendment, but not as much as adults.

Question 4

Given what you know about the Fourth Amendment, how might the student in this case have best presented his argument?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The drug test was random, and so there was no good reason to believe he had done drugs.

Question 5

Which of these statements best describes the Court’s two-part decision in this case?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Schools could not use racial quotas, but they could still consider the race of applicants.

Question 6

How did Bakke object to the racial quotas used by the University of California?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He argued racial quotas were a form of reverse discrimination.

The Supreme Court and the Schools Answers