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AP GOV REQUIRED COURT CASES
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - ANSWER-Established
supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state
laws
Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ANSWER-Established the
principle of judicial review empowering the Supreme Court to
nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates
the Constitution
Schenck v. United States (1919) - ANSWER-Speech creating a
"clear and present danger" is not protected by the First
Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - ANSWER-Race-based
school segregation violates the equal protection clause
AP GOV REQUIRED COURT CASES
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - ANSWER-Established
supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state
laws
Marbury v. Madison (1803) - ANSWER-Established the
principle of judicial review empowering the Supreme Court to
nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates
the Constitution
Schenck v. United States (1919) - ANSWER-Speech creating a
"clear and present danger" is not protected by the First
Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - ANSWER-Race-based
school segregation violates the equal protection clause
