1. Supreme Court Cases

2. Federal Government Branches
Legislative (Congress) – Makes Bills/Proposed Laws for the President to sign
Executive (White House – President/VP/etc) – Approves/Proposes Laws
Judicial (Supreme Court/Justices) – Interprets the laws, ensures the other branches are abiding by the laws.

3. Landmark Court Cases Marbury v. Madison – pg. 273
In your notes, list Three things per case:
What Happened/what was the case about
What was the outcome?
Why was it important?
Marbury v. Madison – pg. 273
Plessy v. Ferguson – Pg. 393
Brown v. Board of Education – Pg. 577
Gideon v. Wainwright – pg. 444
Miranda v. Arizona – pg. 418
In re Gault – pg. 379
Tinker v. Des Moines School District – Pg. 177
Hazlewood School District v. Kuhlmeier – pg. 340
USA v. Nixon – pg. 237
Bush v. Gore – pg. 314
When you are done, choose 2 you would like to create an informational flyer about

4. Grading Rubric Neatness/Color – 10 Points Title – 10 Points
Background of the Case – 20 Points
Court’s Decision/Outcome – 20 Points
Why was this case important? – 20 Points
A symbol to represent the case – 20 points