Supreme Court

Directions: Please select two Supreme Court cases that have influenced American society. For each case:

• Identify the historical circumstances of the case
• Explain the Supreme Court’s decision
• Evaluate the resulting impact of the case on U.S. society and you

Although you may pick two Supreme Court cases relevant to this discussion - here are some notable Supreme Court cases:

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Gibbon v. Ogden (1824)
Dred Scott v. Standford (1857)
Plessy v. Ferguson ( 1896)
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Korematus v. United States (1944)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
United States v. Nixon (1974)
Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Bush v. Gore (2000)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
United States v. Windsor (2013)
King v. Burwell (2015)

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