Required Court Cases AP Government,
27 Amendments, AP Gov Required
Documents questions with answers.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) ANS - Established supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws
over state laws. Based on Supremacy Clause.
United States v. Lopez (1995) ANS - Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of
a gun in a school zone a federal crime.
Engel v. Vitale (1962) ANS - School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) ANS - Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade
violates the free exercise clause
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) ANS - Public school students have
the
right to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War, 1st amendment symbolic speech.
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) ANS - Bolstered the freedom of the press, establishing a
"heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security
Schenck v. United States (1919) ANS - Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by
the First Amendment
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) ANS - Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a
state felony case, 6th amendment-right to counsel
Roe v. Wade (1973) ANS - Extended the right of privacy to a woman's decision to have an abortion,
right to privacy implied by the bill of rights (3,4,5 &9)
, McDonald v. Chicago (2010) ANS - The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-
defense is applicable to the states
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ANS - Race-based school segregation violates the equal protection
clause of the 14th amendment
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ANS - Political spending by corporations,
associations and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment
Baker v. Carr (1961) ANS - Opened the door to equal protection challenges to redistricting and the
development of the "one person, one vote" doctrine by ruling that challenges to redistricting did not
raise "political questions" that would keep federal courts from reviewing such challenges. 14th
amendment equal protection clause.
Shaw v. Reno (1993) ANS - Majority minority districts, created under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, may
be
constitutionally challenged by voters if race is the only factor used in creating the district
Marbury v. Madison (1803) ANS - Established the principle of judicial review empowering the Supreme
Court to nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates the Constitution
1st Amendment ANS - Freedom of Religion, Speech, of the Press, Assembly, and Petition
2nd Amendment ANS - Protects the people's right to bear arms
3rd Amendment ANS - No soldier can be quartered in a home without the permission of the owner
4th Amendment ANS - Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for
search warrants based on probable cause
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