This year the College Board is requiring you to know the  background, constitutional principle(s), and holding of ten United States Supreme Court cases. At least one of the cases below will surface on the AP exam as a FRQ.   

 

 

(1) Marbury v. Madison (1803)

 

(2) McCulloch V Maryland (1819)

 

 (3) Brown V Board Of Education (1954)

 

 (4) United States v. Lopez (1995)

 

(5) Gideon V Wainwright ( 1963)

 

 (6) Tinker V Des Moines Indepenent Community School District (1969)

 

(7) Engel v. Vitale (1962)

 

(8) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

 

(9) Baker v Carr (1961)

 

(10) Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (2010)

 

(11) Schenck v United States (1919)

 

(12) McDonald v Chicago (2010)

 

(13) Shaw v. Reno (1993) 

 

(14) New York Times Company V U.S. (1971)