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WGU C963 - Significant Court Cases questions and answers graded A+ 2024/2025
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WGU C963 - Significant Court Cases1. Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969, 395 US 444) - ANS-In this case involving the KKK, the
Supreme Court found that only speech or writing that constituted a direct call or plan
to imminent lawless action, an illegal act in the immediate future, could be
suppressed; the mere advocacy of a hypothetical revolution was not enough.
2. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954, 347 US 483) - ANS-This case
challenged the principle of "separate but equal." It was brought by students who were
denied admittance to certain public schools based exclusively on race. The
unanimous decision in this case determined that the existence of racially segregated
public schools violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
3. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014, 573 US) - ANS-This case challenged a
mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that required that all
employment-based group health care plans provide coverage for certain types of
contraceptives. The decision declared that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of
1993 (RFRA) permits for-profit companies to deny coverage for contraception in their
health plans when that coverage violates a religious belief.
4. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - ANS-A nonprofit corporation
was prevented by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from showing a movie
about a presidential candidate of the time because it violated the Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). The decision in this case concluded that the
restrictions imposed by BCRA and enforced by the FEC violated the corporation's
First Amendment right to free expression.
5. Cohen v. California (1971, 403 US 15) - ANS-This case involved an arrest and
conviction for disturbing the peace for wearing a jacket expressing opposition to the
draft (and the Vietnam War). The conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court
since his actions were silent and he made no attempt to otherwise disturb the peace.
6. Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856, 60 US 393) - ANS-Supreme Court declared that slaves
were not citizens of the United States and could not sue in Federal courts. In
addition, this decision declared that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
and that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. Dred
Scott decision was overturned by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution.
7. Furman v. Georgia (1972, 408 US 238) - ANS-A man was caught burglarizing a
private home. As he fled the scene he tripped causing the gun to accidentally fire,
killing the individual who discovered him. He was convicted of murder and sentenced
to death. In this case the court laid out guidelines for capital punishment.
8. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963, 372 US 335) - ANS-This case perpetuated from the
arrest of a man who was accused of breaking into a poolroom and stealing money
from a cigarette machine. Not being able to afford a lawyer and being denied a public
defender by the judge, the man defended himself and was subsequently found guilty.
Upon his appeal the Supreme Court declared that the Sixth Amendment required that
those facing felony criminal charges be supplied with legal representation.
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