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Required Cases for AP U.S. Government & Politics
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- Last updated: June 7, 2024
- Grade level: High School (9-12)
- Theme(s): Supreme Court/Judicial Branch
- Issue Area(s): Not set
- U.S. Supreme Court: AP Gov't and Politics Course Case
- U.S. Constitution: Not set
In response to the AP U.S. Government & Politics course and exam redesign in 2018, Street Law has prepared summaries of the required Supreme Court cases. This resource combines all of the case summaries into a convenient single document.
- Marbury v. Madison (1803)
- McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
- Schenck v. United States (1919)
- Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- Baker v. Carr (1962)
- Engel v. Vitale (1962)
- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
- Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
- New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
- Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
- Shaw v. Reno (1993)
- United States v. Lopez (1995)
- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
- McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
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This resource was developed with support from the Supreme Court Historical Society.
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