(Description from the College Board)
The following listing represents required Supreme Court cases and their holdings as related to the enduring understandings in the content outline. AP U.S. Government and Politics students should be familiar with the structure and functions on the U. S. Supreme Court, as well as how the court renders its decisions. This includes how holdings are decided and that justices who are in the minority often write dissents that express their opinions on the case and the Constitutional questions. While students will not need to know any dissenting (or concurring) opinions from the required cases, it is important for students to understand the role of dissenting opinions, especially as they relate to future cases on similar issues.
Marbury v. Madison (Street Law Brief)
Baker v. Carr (Street Law Brief)
Brown v. Board of Ed. (Street Law Brief)
Citizens United v. FEC Street Law Brief)
Engle v. Vitale (Street Law Brief)
Gideon v. Wainwright (Street Law Brief)
MucCulloch v. Maryland (Street Law Brief)
McDonald v. Chicago (Street Law Brief)
NY Times v. the U.S. (Street Law Brief)
Roe v. Wade (Street Law Brief)
Schenck v. U.S. (Street Law Brief)
Shaw v. Reno (Street Law Brief)
Tinker v. Des Moines (Street Law Brief)
U.S. v. Lopez (Street Law Brief)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (Street Law Brief)