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Landmark U.S. Supreme

Court Cases
The Supreme Court is the highest court in
the United States. It has the responsibility
of ensuring equal justice and rights to the
American people and acts as the
guardian and interpreter of the
Constitution. Throughout the history of
the United States, the Supreme Court has
ruled in some very important cases.
Objective:
WritingTutor Requirements
Word Count: 300
Vocabulary: landmark ruling, Supreme
Court, Judicial Branch, interpret,
Constitution
Optional: On your own piece of paper, use
a graphic organizer, like the one below, to
organize your paper. Use two to three facts
about your chosen case to show you
understand the role of the Supreme Court.
Choose a Supreme Court case
from the list below. Write a
short essay in Writing Tutor
that demonstrates your
knowledge of the role of the
Judicial branch of the United
States. Be sure to include the
ruling in the case and how this
case changed the way the
Constitution was interpreted.
Cases to choose from:
• Marbury v. Madison
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• United States v. Nixon
• Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke
• Adarand Constructors, Inc. v.
Pena
• United States v. Virginia
(VMI)
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Gideon v. Wainwright

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases
LANDMARK COURTCASE
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FACT 1
Summary