WGU C963 ACTUAL EXAM , AMENDMENTS AND COURT
CASES EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Marbury v. Madison
(1803) - ANSWER: Established Judicial Review - the power of the Supreme Court to
decide the constitutionality of laws and actions of the government.
McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819) - ANSWER: Established national supremacy clause
Extended implied powers under the "Necessary and Proper Clause" aka Elastic
Clause
Gibbons v. Ogden
(1824) - ANSWER: Established a broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause
Congress has exclusive power of interstate commerce
Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896) - ANSWER: Established the "Separate but Equal Doctrine"
Legalized the use of Jim Crow laws and segregation.
Weeks v. U.S.
(1914) - ANSWER: Established the "Exclusionary Rule" at the federal level
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court under the Fourth Amendment
Schenck v. U.S.
(1919) - ANSWER: Established the "Clear and Present Danger" test
There can be limits on speech, especially in wartime, when it presents a clear danger
to national security.
Gitlow v. New York
(1925) - ANSWER: Established precedent of federalizing the Bill of RIghts (applying
them to the states)
States cannot deny 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech
Korematsu v. U.S.
(1944) - ANSWER: Upheld as constitutional the internment of Americans with
Japanese descent during WWII.
Brown v. Board of Education
(1954) - ANSWER: The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v Ferguson, declared that
racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools
desegregated.
, Roth v. United States
(1957) - ANSWER: Obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment right to
Freedom of Speech
Obscenity is judged by the community
Mapp v. Ohio
(1961) - ANSWER: Established the "Exclusionary Rule" at the state level
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court because of the 4th Amendment
Engel v. Vitale
(1962) - ANSWER: Prohibited state-sponsored prayer in public schools
Violation of the 1st Amendment's Establishment Clause and extended through the
14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
Baker v. Carr
(1962) - ANSWER: Established the "One Man, One Vote" principle Ordered state
legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in population; related to
reapportionment.
Gideon v. Wainwright
(1963) - ANSWER: Ordered states to provide lawyers for those unable to afford them
in criminal proceedings;
Federalized the 6th Amendment via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
NY Times v. Sullivan
(1964) - ANSWER: Requires proof of "malicious intent to harm" in order to prove
libel against news organizations.
Griswald v. Connecticut
(1965) - ANSWER: Overturned a Connecticut law banning contraceptives;
Established right of privacy through 4th and 9th Amendments;
Set a precedent for Roe v. Wade.
Miranda v. Arizona
(1966) - ANSWER: Established Miranda warnings of counsel and silence; must be
given before questioning suspect.
Protects the accused against self-incrimination under the 5th Amendment.
Lemon v. Kurtzman
(1971) - ANSWER: Established three part test to determine if Establishment Clause of
the 1st Amendment is violated:
Includes can't have a religious purpose, can't advance/inhibit religion, can't have
excessive government entanglement
Miller v. California
CASES EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Marbury v. Madison
(1803) - ANSWER: Established Judicial Review - the power of the Supreme Court to
decide the constitutionality of laws and actions of the government.
McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819) - ANSWER: Established national supremacy clause
Extended implied powers under the "Necessary and Proper Clause" aka Elastic
Clause
Gibbons v. Ogden
(1824) - ANSWER: Established a broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause
Congress has exclusive power of interstate commerce
Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896) - ANSWER: Established the "Separate but Equal Doctrine"
Legalized the use of Jim Crow laws and segregation.
Weeks v. U.S.
(1914) - ANSWER: Established the "Exclusionary Rule" at the federal level
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court under the Fourth Amendment
Schenck v. U.S.
(1919) - ANSWER: Established the "Clear and Present Danger" test
There can be limits on speech, especially in wartime, when it presents a clear danger
to national security.
Gitlow v. New York
(1925) - ANSWER: Established precedent of federalizing the Bill of RIghts (applying
them to the states)
States cannot deny 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech
Korematsu v. U.S.
(1944) - ANSWER: Upheld as constitutional the internment of Americans with
Japanese descent during WWII.
Brown v. Board of Education
(1954) - ANSWER: The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v Ferguson, declared that
racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools
desegregated.
, Roth v. United States
(1957) - ANSWER: Obscenity is not protected under the First Amendment right to
Freedom of Speech
Obscenity is judged by the community
Mapp v. Ohio
(1961) - ANSWER: Established the "Exclusionary Rule" at the state level
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court because of the 4th Amendment
Engel v. Vitale
(1962) - ANSWER: Prohibited state-sponsored prayer in public schools
Violation of the 1st Amendment's Establishment Clause and extended through the
14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
Baker v. Carr
(1962) - ANSWER: Established the "One Man, One Vote" principle Ordered state
legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in population; related to
reapportionment.
Gideon v. Wainwright
(1963) - ANSWER: Ordered states to provide lawyers for those unable to afford them
in criminal proceedings;
Federalized the 6th Amendment via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
NY Times v. Sullivan
(1964) - ANSWER: Requires proof of "malicious intent to harm" in order to prove
libel against news organizations.
Griswald v. Connecticut
(1965) - ANSWER: Overturned a Connecticut law banning contraceptives;
Established right of privacy through 4th and 9th Amendments;
Set a precedent for Roe v. Wade.
Miranda v. Arizona
(1966) - ANSWER: Established Miranda warnings of counsel and silence; must be
given before questioning suspect.
Protects the accused against self-incrimination under the 5th Amendment.
Lemon v. Kurtzman
(1971) - ANSWER: Established three part test to determine if Establishment Clause of
the 1st Amendment is violated:
Includes can't have a religious purpose, can't advance/inhibit religion, can't have
excessive government entanglement
Miller v. California
