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AP Government and Politics 2017-18 Summer Assignment Mr. Chopko Part 1: Use the internet to research and read about each of the following major US Supreme Court cases.
DO NOT cut and paste! For each of the following write a short paragraph which includes the following:
What were the details and circumstances behind the case?
What was it actually about?
What was the “Constitutional Question” about the case?
Why was it important?
Summarize the Supreme Court’s final decision.
McCullough v. Maryland, 1819
Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Korematsu v. US, 1944
Brown v. Board of Education,1954
Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
Engle v. Vitale, 1962
Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969
Roe v. Wade, 1973
US v. Nixon, 1974
Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeir, 1988
US v. Lopez, 1995
Bush v. Gore 2000
These court cases each represent different aspects of government and are likely to show up on the AP Examination. There will be an open notes test on the first day of school.
Part 2: Create a Current Events Journal about national political issues. Summarize at least 10 electronic news articles about events which happen over the summer related to the Federal Government. Include the name of the publication and date. You must use at least 5 different media sources to accumulate your 10 articles.
