WGU C963 Court Cases Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: Marbury v. Madison
Answer: 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.
Question 2: Dred Scott v. Sanford
Answer: 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
Question 3: Plessy v. Ferguson
Answer: a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized
state ordered segregation so long as the facilities
for blacks and whites were equal
Question 4: United States v. Miller
Answer: 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)
Question 5: Korematsu v. US
Answer: 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
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, Question 6: Brown v Board ofEducation of
Topeka (1954)
Answer: 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
Question 7: Mapp v. Ohio
Answer: Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to
the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be
used in court)
Question 8: Gideon v. Wainwright
Answer: A person who cannot afford an attorney may have
one appointed by the government
Question 9: Sherbert vs. Verner
Answer: Unemployment may not be denied on religious
basis
Question 10: Grsiwold v. Connecticut
Answer: Although several state constitutions do list the right
to privacy as a protected right, the explicit
recognition by the Supreme Court of a right to
privacy in the U.S. Constitution emerged only in the
middle of the twentieth century. In this 1965 case,
the court spelled out the right to privacy for the
first time in a case that struck down a state law
forbidding even married individuals to use any
form of contraception.
Question 11: Miranda v. Arizona
Answer: Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be
informed of their right to consult with an attorney
and of their right against self-incrimination prior to
questioning by police.
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Update)
Question 1: Marbury v. Madison
Answer: 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.
Question 2: Dred Scott v. Sanford
Answer: 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
Question 3: Plessy v. Ferguson
Answer: a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized
state ordered segregation so long as the facilities
for blacks and whites were equal
Question 4: United States v. Miller
Answer: 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)
Question 5: Korematsu v. US
Answer: 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
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, Question 6: Brown v Board ofEducation of
Topeka (1954)
Answer: 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
Question 7: Mapp v. Ohio
Answer: Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to
the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be
used in court)
Question 8: Gideon v. Wainwright
Answer: A person who cannot afford an attorney may have
one appointed by the government
Question 9: Sherbert vs. Verner
Answer: Unemployment may not be denied on religious
basis
Question 10: Grsiwold v. Connecticut
Answer: Although several state constitutions do list the right
to privacy as a protected right, the explicit
recognition by the Supreme Court of a right to
privacy in the U.S. Constitution emerged only in the
middle of the twentieth century. In this 1965 case,
the court spelled out the right to privacy for the
first time in a case that struck down a state law
forbidding even married individuals to use any
form of contraception.
Question 11: Miranda v. Arizona
Answer: Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be
informed of their right to consult with an attorney
and of their right against self-incrimination prior to
questioning by police.
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