AP Gov Required Cases

Baker v Carr 1962

Citizens United v FEC 2010

Brown v Board of Education 1954

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

U.S. Constitution

Bill of Rights

Fed 10

Brutus 1

McCulloch v Maryland (1820)

US v Lopez (1995)

Shaw v Reno

Federalist Paper No. 10

(F) in favor of large government as a way to prevent “factions” from forming

Brutus 1

(A-F) against large government, belief that it would destroy state sovereignty

Federalist Paper No. 51

(F) checks and balances restricts abuse of power from each branch

Federalist Paper No. 70

(F) SINGLE executive president rather than a council / small group

Gideon v Wainwright

1. facts: trial court did not appoint a state-sponsored attorney

2. clause: Sixth Amendment (Right to Counsel)

3. questions: Does the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to felony defendants in state courts?

4. opinion + reasoning: unanimous for Gideon (fundamental right to all)

McDonald v Chicago

1. Illinois cities Chicago and Oak Park challenged the earlier District of Columbia v Heller case that banned guns, stating that the right to bear arms should also apply to the states

2. Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms)

3. Does the Second Amendment apply to the states because it is incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges and Immunities or Due Process clauses and thereby made applicable to the states?

4. 5-4 for McDonald to make right to bear arms applicable to the states (right to self-defense applicable to all citizens)