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14 required cases
AP gov landmark cases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | established judicial review and ruled in favor of not going through with the commission due to constitutional restraints that were reviewed beforehand |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | established supremacy clause and ruled in favor of the unconstitutionality of taxing the federal bank |
| Schneck v. United States (1919) | established the governments authority to hinder speech in war times and ruled in favor of the principle of limited free speech |
| Brown v. Board of Education (1954) | established the unconstitutionality of racial segregation in schools; overturned plessy v. Ferguson, ruled in favor of desegregation |
| Baker v. Carr (1961) | established the courts authority to oversee legislative apportionment due to the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, ruled in favor of the ensuring of equal districts |
| Engel v. Vitale (1962) | established the principle of separating church and state due to controversy about a school prayer; ruled in favor of the side stating that the government should stay out of religion, especially in public schools |
| Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) | establishment of the right to an attorney if not affordable due to the 14th amendment, ruling in favor of the criminal who filed a petition about the issue, claiming his 6th amendment rights were violated |
| Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) | establishment of the right to free speech/expression in school, ruling in favor of the students who wore black armbands to school, protesting the vietnam war |
| New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) | established protection against government censorship of the press; occurred when the Nixon administration attempted to censor public information from major news outlets |
| Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) | established exemption's based upon the Amish religion, supported by the principle of freedom of religion from the first amendment; ruled against the education requirements |
| Shaw v. Reno (1993) | established the unconstitutionality of redistricting based upon race, supported by the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment; began due to north carolina's odd redistricting |
| United States v. Lopez (1995) | established the principle of gun laws being a state issue, limiting congressional power; ruled in favor of the party stating that the commerce clause had nothing to do with the state |
| Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) | established the permission of corporations to use independent political funding, finding it constitutional; this right was protected by the first amendment's principle of freedom of speech; ruled in favor of |
| McDonald v. Chicago (2010) | ruled that states cannot fully ban gun ownership as it violates the second amendment; precedent established from district of columbia v. heller |
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