13–18% of the AP exam. Key topics: Selective incorporation doctrine: 14th Amendment Due Process Clause applying Bill of Rights to states, First Amendment: freedom of speech, press, religion (Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause), assembly, petition, Clear and present danger test (Schenck v. United States), Symbolic speech and student rights (Tinker v. Des Moines), Prior restraint of the press (New York Times Co. v. United States), Establishment Clause and school prayer (Engel v. Vitale), Free Exercise Clause and religious exemptions (Wisconsin v. Yoder), Due process rights: right to counsel (Gideon v. Wainwright), Second Amendment incorporation (McDonald v. City of Chicago), Equal Protection Clause: 14th Amendment and civil rights, Racial segregation and school desegregation (Brown v. Board of Education), Redistricting and racial gerrymandering (Shaw v. Reno), Civil rights movements and landmark legislation: Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965), Letter from Birmingham Jail: moral authority for civil disobedience, Civil liberties vs. civil rights distinction, Required SCOTUS cases: Schenck, Brown, Engel, Gideon, Tinker, NYT v. US, Wisconsin v. Yoder, Shaw v. Reno, McDonald, Roe v. Wade.
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