The AP Government & Politics Exam Covers 9 Documents and 14 Landmark Court Cases:

Required Foundational Documents

  1. Federalist No. 10

  2. Brutus No. 1

  3. The Declaration of Independence

  4. The Articles of Confederation

  5. The Constitution of the United States (Including the Bill of Rights and following Amendments)

  6. Federalist No. 51

  7. Letter from Birmingham Jail

  8. Federalist No. 70

  9. Federalist No. 78

Required Landmark Supreme Court Cases

  1. Marbury v. Madison, 1803*

  2. McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819*

  3. Brown v. Board of Education, 1954*

  4. Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963*

  5. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 1969*

  6. United States v. Lopez, 1995*

  7. Baker v. Carr, 1961*

  8. Engel v. Vitale, 1962*

  9. New York Times Company v. U.S., 1971*

  10. Schenck v. United States, 1919*

  11. McDonald v. Chicago, 2010*

  12. Shaw v. Reno, 1993*

  13. Wisconsin v. Yoder, 1972*

  14. Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (FEC), 2010*