WGU C963 Court Cases Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Marbury v. Madison - Correct 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.
Dred Scott v. Sanford - Correct 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
Plessy v. Ferguson - Correct answer-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 - Correct 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)
Korematsu v. US - Correct 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
Brown v Board ofEducation of Topeka (1954) - Correct 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
Mapp v. Ohio - Correct answer-Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to
the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)
Gideon v. Wainwright - Correct answer-A person who cannot afford an attorney
may have one appointed by the government
Sherbert vs. Verner - Correct answer-Unemployment may not be denied on
religious basis
Grsiwold v. Connecticut - Correct answer-Although several state constitutions do
list the right to privacy as a protected right, the explicit recognition by the Supreme
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Questions and Answers
Marbury v. Madison - Correct 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.
Dred Scott v. Sanford - Correct 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
Plessy v. Ferguson - Correct answer-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 - Correct 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)
Korematsu v. US - Correct 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
Brown v Board ofEducation of Topeka (1954) - Correct 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
Mapp v. Ohio - Correct answer-Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to
the states (evidence seized illegally cannot be used in court)
Gideon v. Wainwright - Correct answer-A person who cannot afford an attorney
may have one appointed by the government
Sherbert vs. Verner - Correct answer-Unemployment may not be denied on
religious basis
Grsiwold v. Connecticut - Correct answer-Although several state constitutions do
list the right to privacy as a protected right, the explicit recognition by the Supreme
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