WGU C963 COURT CASES
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Furman v. Georgia - Answer-This 1972 Supreme Court case struck down all state laws
allowing the death penalty stating that they allowed for too much discretion on the part
of the judge and jury resulting in lack of consistent administration of the penalty.
Gillette v. United States - Answer-Individual cannot use religion to get out of particular
war, must be against all wars
Lemon v. Kurtzman - Answer-The 1971 Supreme Court decision that established that
aid to church-related schools must (1) have a secular legislative purpose; (2) have a
primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion; and (3) not foster excessive
government entanglement with religion.
McDonald v. Chicago - Answer-The right of an individual to "keep and bear arms"
protected by the 2nd Amendment is incorporated by the due process clause of the 14th
Amendment and applies to the states.
Texas v. Johnson - Answer-A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law
banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic
speech protected by the First Amendment.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey - Answer-A 1992 case in which the Supreme Court
loosened its standard for evaluating restrictions on abortion from one of "strict scrutiny"
of any restraints on a "fundamental right" to one of "undue burden" that permits
considerably more regulation.
Miller v. Johnson - Answer-1995 SuCo: Racial gerrymandering violates the equal
protection clause.
McCulloch v. Maryland - Answer-Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and
Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Gibbons v. Ogden - Answer-Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the
federal government
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Furman v. Georgia - Answer-This 1972 Supreme Court case struck down all state laws
allowing the death penalty stating that they allowed for too much discretion on the part
of the judge and jury resulting in lack of consistent administration of the penalty.
Gillette v. United States - Answer-Individual cannot use religion to get out of particular
war, must be against all wars
Lemon v. Kurtzman - Answer-The 1971 Supreme Court decision that established that
aid to church-related schools must (1) have a secular legislative purpose; (2) have a
primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion; and (3) not foster excessive
government entanglement with religion.
McDonald v. Chicago - Answer-The right of an individual to "keep and bear arms"
protected by the 2nd Amendment is incorporated by the due process clause of the 14th
Amendment and applies to the states.
Texas v. Johnson - Answer-A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law
banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic
speech protected by the First Amendment.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey - Answer-A 1992 case in which the Supreme Court
loosened its standard for evaluating restrictions on abortion from one of "strict scrutiny"
of any restraints on a "fundamental right" to one of "undue burden" that permits
considerably more regulation.
Miller v. Johnson - Answer-1995 SuCo: Racial gerrymandering violates the equal
protection clause.
McCulloch v. Maryland - Answer-Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and
Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
Gibbons v. Ogden - Answer-Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the
federal government
