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Summer Readings for AP Gov Documents, Sup Ct. cases and APUSH
These readings are required by College Board and several will be on the exam. Watch the videos for Supreme Court Cases and AP Gov Founding Documents and answer the questions for each case and founding docs. APUSH is at the bottom of this page.
AP Gov Supreme Court Cases
Supreme Court Cases Summaries and Questions
You are required to know 15 Supreme Court cases. In the list below are video summaries of the cases. Watch the videos, read the summaries, and answer the questions on the right side of this page.
All work must be hand written and turned in to me by the end of the first week of school.
Marco Learning
Required Supreme Court Cases Video Summaries
1. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
2. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
3. Schenk v. United States (1919)
4. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
5. Baker v. Carr (1962)
6. Engel v. Vitale (1962)
7. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
8. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
9. New York Times v. United States (1971)
10. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
11. Roe v. Wade (1973)
12. Shaw v. Reno (1993)
13. United States v. Lopez (1995)
14. McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
15. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT Supreme Court Cases Questions
Download and fill in the Supreme Court Breakdown doc
CLICK on the case name to watch a video that reviews the facts, holding, and constitutional principles of each case. Make sure to read the Marco Learning Landmark US Supreme Court Cases summary
AP Gov Foundational Documents Readings/ Assignments
You are required to know 9 founding documents. In the file below are summaries of the documents from Marco Learning and StuDocu. Either summary is good. Watch the videos, read the summaries, and answer the questions on the right.
Marco Learning Doc Summaries
StuDocu Doc Summaries
Required 9 Documents Questions
Read each doc below answer the questions
Brutus I Questions
Brutus I with annotated NOTES very brief
Brutus I Prezi Presentation
Declaration of Independence Questions
Articles of Confederation Questions
The Constitution Questions
Anatomy of the Constitution
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 70
Federalist 78
Letter from Birmingham Jail Full Version
Letter From Birmingham Jail Assignment
Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail-A Comparison
Required 9 Documents Video Summaries
Brutus I
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 70
Federalist 78
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Mr. Hiemler's AP Gov Document Videos
AP US History Summer Reading
Complete the Guided Notes Chpt 1 and 2 using the AMSCO textbook UNITED STATES HISTORY. Read, fill the notes and answer all the questions.
I recommend AMSCO Textbook 2018 edition.
Fill in the Guided Notes Chpt. 1 and 2
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