AP Gov Required Cases (Constitutional Clause)

Marbury v. Madison

Article III - Judicial Power

McColloch v. Maryland

Necessary and Proper Clause, Supremacy Clause (Congress can create a national bank, states cannot tax federal institutions)

US v. Lopez

Commerce Clause (Possession of handgun at school)

Engel v. Vitale

Establishment Clause (State-led prayer in public schools)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Free Exercise Clause (Amish refuse to send children to school after 8th grade)

Tinker v. Des Moines

Free Speech Clause (Black armband to protest Vietnam War)

Schenk v. US

Free Speech Clause (encourage others to avoid WWI draft)

New York Times v. US

Free Press Clause (No prior restraint)

Gideon v. Wainright

6th Amendment, 14th Amendment (right to an attorney in state courts)

McDonald v. Chicago

2nd Amendment, 14th Amendment (Reduce limitations of gun ownership rights)

Brown v. Board of Education

14th Amendment - Equal Protection (racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional)

Baker v. Carr

14th Amendment - Equal Protection (SCOTUS can hear redistricting cases)

Shaw v. Reno

14th Amendment - Equal Protection (Racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional)

Citizens United v. FEC

1st Amendment - Free Speech (Corporations/unions can spend unlimited money on independent political ads)