The Judicial Branch Research Assignment:

Landmark Court Cases

Students must research the case assigned to them below. Students must become experts about
that one case so that they can summarize it for the class on Wednesday, May 13.
Assignment:
Students will summarize the case to the class to teach their fellow students an overview of the
court case the outcome (precedent) that resulted from the case.
THE CASES

1. Marbury v. Madison (1803)

2. McCulloch v. Maryland
3. Gibbons v. Ogden
4. Charles River Bridge
5. Dred Scott v. Sandford
6. Munn v. Illinois
7. Plessy v. Ferguson
8. Lochner v. New York
9. Schenck v. U.S.
10.
Near v. Minnesota
11.
West Coast Hotel v. Parrish
12.
Brown v. Board of Education
13.
Mapp v Ohio
14.
Baker v Carr
15.
Engel v Vitale
16.
Gideon v Waistwright
17.
New York Times Co. V
Sullivan
18.
Griswold v Connecticut
19.
Miranda v Arizona
20.
Tinker v. Des Moines
21.
San Antonio Independent
School District v Rodriguez
22.
Roe v Wade
23.
United States C Nixon
24.
Texas v Johnson
25.
Cruzan v Missouri Dept of
Health
Be Prepaired to Present on Wednesday
May 13
Assignment Total: 50 Points

1. Cecilly , Summer
2. Nathan, Genesis
3. Peter, Alex S
4. Jesse
5. Joy, Alex D
6. Monica C
7. Veronica E, Sohan M
8. Becky
9. Blaise, Mikayla
10. Stacy
11. Yohana
12. Monica Lopez
13. Katherine, Kyle
14. Steven
15. Austin
16. Josh
17. Samuel
18. Jacob O
19. Jacob T
20. Maria Vasquez
21. Deanna
22. Andrea, Sam
23. Sohan M
24. Haylie
25. Ian,