Landmark Supreme Court Cases
DESCRIPTION
Timeline visualization of the 15 required AP US Government Supreme Court cases from Marbury v. Madison (1803) to Citizens United (2010). Click cases for holding, vote count, amendment basis, and lasting impact. Filter by topic: 1st Amendment, Search/Guns, Equal Protection, Federal Power, Due Process. Quick-select buttons for the most important cases.
- Supreme Court
- SCOTUS
- judicial review
- Marbury
- Brown v Board
- Miranda
- landmark cases
- AP US Gov
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