Drag each court case to the correct place on the timeline below.
Which of the above Supreme Court cases had the biggest effect on modern-day America? Using your notes, write down your choice and justify your answer.
Sources of images used in this section:
- Editorial cartoon of Plessy v. Ferguson, cover of Brook Thomas's, "Plessy v. Ferguson," St. Martin's Press
- George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit, Library of Congress
- Whites Only Sign, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
- Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker, Des Moines Examiner
- US Supreme Court Washington DC, Turelio, Wikimedia
- Redistricting Map, Texas Legislative Council
- Supreme Course, How Stuff Works