MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES HISTORY
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2014
Research the following Supreme Court cases:
• Marbury v Madison
• Korematsu v US
• Fletcher v Peck
• Brown v Board of Education
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Mapp v Ohio
• Gibbons v Ogden
• Baker v Carr
• Dred Scott v Sanford
• Engle v Vitale
• Civil Rights Cases
• Miranda v Arizona
• Plessy v Ferguson
• NY Times v US
• Northern Securities Co v US
• Roe v Wade
• Schenck v US
• US v Nixon
• Schechter Poultry Corp v US
• Gore v Bush
For each case, create a chart on an index card (3x5) that includes the name and year of
the case, the Constitutional principle(s) being tested, the decision of the majority of the
Court, and the long lasting significance of the case. Also, include any key words or terms
that apply to the case.
Use the following as an example:
Name of Case – Marbury v Madison
Year – 1803
Constitutional Principle(s) – Separation of Powers
The Decision – Established the Supreme Court’s power of Judicial Review
•Strengthened the judiciary in relation to the other branches of gov’t
• Judiciary Act of 1789 was declared Unconstitutional
Key Words – Judicial Review
DUE DATE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2014