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WGU C963 Court Cases Questions and
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Marbury v. Madison
Ans: This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme
Court declared that the law conflicted with the U.S.
Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial
review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare
laws passed by Congress and signed by the president to be
unconstitutional.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Ans: Supreme Court case that decided US Congress did not
have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories and
slaves, as private property, could not be taken away without
due process - basically slaves would remain slaves in non -slave
states and slaves could not sue because they were not citizens
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ans: a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and
whites were equal
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United States v. Miller
Ans: 1939; ruled that the National Firearms Act of 1934 was
constitutional, allowing federal govt to ban interstate shipping
of some unregistered guns (because it was unrelated to state
militias)
Korematsu v. US
Ans: 1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court
upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese
Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally
apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor
Brown v Board ofEducation of Topeka (1954)
Ans: Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Plessy v.
Ferguson Supreme Court Case of 1896. "Separate but equal" is
Unconstitutional in the field of public education
Mapp v. Ohio
Ans: Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the
states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)
Gideon v. Wainwright
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WGU C963 Court Cases Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Marbury v. Madison
Ans: This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme
Court declared that the law conflicted with the U.S.
Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial
review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare
laws passed by Congress and signed by the president to be
unconstitutional.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Ans: Supreme Court case that decided US Congress did not
have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories and
slaves, as private property, could not be taken away without
due process - basically slaves would remain slaves in non -slave
states and slaves could not sue because they were not citizens
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ans: a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and
whites were equal
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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United States v. Miller
Ans: 1939; ruled that the National Firearms Act of 1934 was
constitutional, allowing federal govt to ban interstate shipping
of some unregistered guns (because it was unrelated to state
militias)
Korematsu v. US
Ans: 1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court
upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese
Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally
apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor
Brown v Board ofEducation of Topeka (1954)
Ans: Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Plessy v.
Ferguson Supreme Court Case of 1896. "Separate but equal" is
Unconstitutional in the field of public education
Mapp v. Ohio
Ans: Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the
states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)
Gideon v. Wainwright
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