AP Gov Required Supreme Court Cases

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Marbury v Madison (1803)

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Establishes the power of Judicial Review by the Supreme Court and the ability of the Court to nullify Congressional laws and executive actions as unconstitutional.

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McCulloch v Maryland (1819)

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US (federal government) is allowed to establish a National Bank; US law is supreme over state law (federalism).

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US v Lopez (1995)

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Commerce Clause is not all expansive and does not give federal government power to prohibit guns in schools.

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Engel v Vitale (1962)

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Public schools may not sponsor religious activities without violating the Establishment Clause of First Amendment.

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Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)

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Free Exercise Clause of First Amendment prohibits requiring Amish students to attend school past 8th grade.

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Tinker v Des Moines (1969)

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First Amendment Free Speech prohibits public schools from banning students from wearing black armbands in protest of Vietnam War.

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New York Times v US (1971)

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Heavy presumption against prior restraint of the press even in cases of national security.

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Schenck v US (1919)

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First Amendment does not protect speech that creates a 'clear and present danger' (i.e. yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater).

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Gideon v Wainwright (1963)

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Guaranteed the right to an attorney in felony criminal cases.

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McDonald v Chicago (2010)

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Second amendment right to keep and bear arms (guns) provides an individual right that applies to states.