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AP®︎/College US Government and Politics
Course: AP®︎/College US Government and Politics > Unit 7
Lesson 2: Required documents and Supreme Court cases- Index of Khan resources on required documents and Supreme Court cases
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Articles of Confederation
- The Constitution of the United States
- Federalist No. 10
- Brutus No. 1
- Federalist No. 51
- Federalist No. 70
- Federalist No. 78
- Letter from a Birmingham Jail
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Index of Khan resources on required documents and Supreme Court cases
This list links to videos, articles, and additional resources for the 9 required primary documents and 15 required Supreme Court cases for the AP United States Government and Politics course and exam.
For more context on these documents, see the US Government and Politics course on Khan Academy.
Required primary documents
Required Supreme Court cases
1. Marbury v. Madison (1803) (deep dive video)
3. Schenck v. United States (1919) (article)
4. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) (deep dive video)
5. Baker v. Carr (1961) (deep dive video)
6. Engel v. Vitale (1962) (article)
7. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (article)
8. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) (article)
9. New York Times Company v. United States (1971) (article)
10. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) (article)
11. Roe v. Wade (1973) (deep dive video)
12. Shaw v. Reno (1993) (article)
14. McDonald v. Chicago (2010) (deep dive video)
15. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) (brief video, deep dive video)
Want to join the conversation?
- What amendments would be good to know?(1 vote)
- According to the course overview,
1-10 amendments.
14,15,16,17 and 22,24 and 26
Best of luck!!(6 votes)
- What about Mapp v Ohio?(1 vote)
- Not a required case.(1 vote)