U.S History and Government: Landmark Supreme Court Cases.

Napoleon Bonaparte once said,"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." This straightforward quote can be associated to the Supreme Court and their decisions affecting our US History today. Supreme Court decisions become the "law of the land" and, as such have far-reaching consequences for American society. The Court tells us, through their interpretation of the Constitution the meaning of our protections and restrictions. Supreme Court cases have …

…students and both involved the education of youth. These two cases show that students and children as a whole have the right to stand up for what they believe in. If it were not for the Supreme Court and its rulings schools would still be segregated and public schools would still be banning political protests. The Supreme Court decisions have become the "law of the land" and will always have far-reaching consequences for American society.