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WGU C963 Court Cases Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
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WGU C963 CourtCases Exam
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, 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.
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
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
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)
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
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
Mapp v. Ohio - Answer: Established the exclusionary rule was applicable to the states (evidence seized
illegally cannot be used in court)
Gideon v. Wainwright - Answer: A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by
the government
Sherbert vs. Verner - Answer: Unemployment may not be denied on religious basis
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