WGU C963 Court Cases ( Latest 2024 / 2025 ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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WGU C963 Court Cases ( Latest 2024 / 2025 ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct
1. This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789.The Supreme Court declaredthat the law
conflicted with the U.S. Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review
wherein the Supreme Co...
1. This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme Court declaredthat the law
conflicted with the U.S. Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review
wherein the Supreme Court has the power todeclare laws passed by Congress and signed by
the president to be unconstitutional.
Answer: Marbury v. Madison
2. Supreme Court case that decided US Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in
federal territories and slaves, as private property, could notbe taken away without due process -
basically slaves would remain slaves innon-slave states and slaves could not sue because they
were not citizens
Answer: - Dred Scott v. Sanford
3. a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregationso long as the
facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson
4. 1939; ruled that the National Firearms Act of 1934 was constitutional, al-lowing federal
govt to ban interstate shipping of some unregistered guns (because it was unrelated to state
militias)
Answer: United States v. Miller
5. 1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order pro-viding for the
relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized
and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor
Answer: Korematsu v. US
6. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case of 1896.
"Separate but equal" is Unconstitutional in the field ofpublic education
Answer: Brown v Board ofEducation of Topeka (1954)
7. Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidenceseized illegally
cannot be used in court)
Answer: Mapp v. Ohio
8. A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by thegovernment
Answer: Gideon v. Wainwright
9. Unemployment may not be denied on religious basis
Answer: Sherbert vs. Verner
10. 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 privacyin the U.S. Constitution emerged
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