• Pay particular attention to Supreme Court decisions regarding racial discrimination.
• Review the Supreme court cases,Dred Scott v. Sanford,Korematsu v. United States, andBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas,in the LexisNexis Academic database. Reflect on the differences among the final decision in each of these cases. Consider the impact of each of these decisions on public policy at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Reflect on how and why Supreme Court decisions regarding racial discrimination have evolved.
• Think about contemporary federal, state, and/or local policies that were influenced by the evolution of Supreme Court decisions regarding racial discrimination.

• Compare the civil rights cases to a modern civil rights issue.
• Explain how and why Supreme Court decisions regarding racial discrimination have evolved. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your explanation.
• Explain how the evolution of Supreme Court decisions regarding racial discrimination has influenced contemporary federal, state, and/or local public policies. Again, be specific and use examples to illustrate your explanation.