CSET Social Science: Foundational U.S.
Court Cases And Ammendments
Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions Latest Updated 2025
Marbury vs. Madison - ANSWER✔✔ 1803: author, John Marshall; established
Judicial Review
McCulloch vs. Maryland - ANSWER✔✔ (author, Marshall): whether or not the
state can tax the federal bank - answer: NO. Established the Necessary and Proper
Clause and strengthend the federal government
13th Ammendment (Civil War) - ANSWER✔✔ Ban Slavery (Black codes adopted
in the South to compensate for this)
14th Ammendment (Civil War) - ANSWER✔✔ Equal protection under the law
(supported civil rights act of 1866)
15th Ammendment (Civil War) - ANSWER✔✔ All citizens have the right to vote
(but women not considered citizens so still could not vote, even though they were
still counted in population)
U.S. vs. Nixon - ANSWER✔✔ Impeachment; Prez power is limited by the
Constitution and will be treated as any other citizen. (1974)
Plessy vs. Ferguson - ANSWER✔✔ 1896: Can the railroads racially segregate the
cars; Answer: YES. Established separate but equal facilities
, Brown vs. Board of Education - ANSWER✔✔ 1954: (Overturned Plessy vs.
Ferguson) stated that separate but equal facilities in schools is impossible --> led to
desegregation of schools
Miranda vs. Arizona - ANSWER✔✔ 1966: rights included in the Constitution that
are not explicitly state unknown to citizens; ESTB: Miranda Rights - read to
citizens upon arrest informing them that they have the right not to speak until they
have legal representation.
Roe vs. Wade - ANSWER✔✔ (1973): Do states have the right to forbid citizens
from having abortions? Answer: NO. Fed government rule that 1st term abortions
are legal and that fetuses before then are not considered citizens.
California vs. Blakke - ANSWER✔✔ (1978): whether ethnicity is acceptable in
the college admissions process; Answer: YES. But no quota established by the Fed
gov't for # of minority individuals admitted.
Adarand Constructors vs. Pena - ANSWER✔✔ (1995): Challenged the ruling that
gave special incentives to companies for giving business to minority owned
companies. ESTB: Fed Affirmative Action programs are subject to "strict scrutiny"
by the Supreme Court to ensure equal treatment for all people.
U.S. vs. Virginia - ANSWER✔✔ (1966 - Citied the 14th Amendment): enrollment
of women in a military institute; Answer: YES. It is unconstitutional not to allow
women to enroll in a public institution.
Bush vs. Palm Beach - ANSWER✔✔ (2000 - cited 14th Amendment): Gore
requested a manual recount of votes after computer error. Bush stated that doing so
would prevent them from meeting the deadline set in the Constitution; Answer:
NO RECOUNT. Established: limited voting rights - not every vote counts.
Court Cases And Ammendments
Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions Latest Updated 2025
Marbury vs. Madison - ANSWER✔✔ 1803: author, John Marshall; established
Judicial Review
McCulloch vs. Maryland - ANSWER✔✔ (author, Marshall): whether or not the
state can tax the federal bank - answer: NO. Established the Necessary and Proper
Clause and strengthend the federal government
13th Ammendment (Civil War) - ANSWER✔✔ Ban Slavery (Black codes adopted
in the South to compensate for this)
14th Ammendment (Civil War) - ANSWER✔✔ Equal protection under the law
(supported civil rights act of 1866)
15th Ammendment (Civil War) - ANSWER✔✔ All citizens have the right to vote
(but women not considered citizens so still could not vote, even though they were
still counted in population)
U.S. vs. Nixon - ANSWER✔✔ Impeachment; Prez power is limited by the
Constitution and will be treated as any other citizen. (1974)
Plessy vs. Ferguson - ANSWER✔✔ 1896: Can the railroads racially segregate the
cars; Answer: YES. Established separate but equal facilities
, Brown vs. Board of Education - ANSWER✔✔ 1954: (Overturned Plessy vs.
Ferguson) stated that separate but equal facilities in schools is impossible --> led to
desegregation of schools
Miranda vs. Arizona - ANSWER✔✔ 1966: rights included in the Constitution that
are not explicitly state unknown to citizens; ESTB: Miranda Rights - read to
citizens upon arrest informing them that they have the right not to speak until they
have legal representation.
Roe vs. Wade - ANSWER✔✔ (1973): Do states have the right to forbid citizens
from having abortions? Answer: NO. Fed government rule that 1st term abortions
are legal and that fetuses before then are not considered citizens.
California vs. Blakke - ANSWER✔✔ (1978): whether ethnicity is acceptable in
the college admissions process; Answer: YES. But no quota established by the Fed
gov't for # of minority individuals admitted.
Adarand Constructors vs. Pena - ANSWER✔✔ (1995): Challenged the ruling that
gave special incentives to companies for giving business to minority owned
companies. ESTB: Fed Affirmative Action programs are subject to "strict scrutiny"
by the Supreme Court to ensure equal treatment for all people.
U.S. vs. Virginia - ANSWER✔✔ (1966 - Citied the 14th Amendment): enrollment
of women in a military institute; Answer: YES. It is unconstitutional not to allow
women to enroll in a public institution.
Bush vs. Palm Beach - ANSWER✔✔ (2000 - cited 14th Amendment): Gore
requested a manual recount of votes after computer error. Bush stated that doing so
would prevent them from meeting the deadline set in the Constitution; Answer:
NO RECOUNT. Established: limited voting rights - not every vote counts.
