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Six Principles of American Government

Judicial Branch and Civil Rights/Liberties Unit

Supreme Court Structure

Freedom of/from Religion

Free Speech and Press

Amendments 2-10

And something we didn’t spend a lot of time on, but is important:
Civil Rights

AP Court Cases

Here are a list of court cases that you should really make sure that you know. Really.

• Barron v. Baltimore
• Brown v. Board of Education
• California v. Bakke
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Gitlow v. New York
• Griswald v. Connecticut
• Mapp v. Ohio
• Marbury v. Madison
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Roe v. Wade
• Schneck v. U.S.

AP Policy Paper Update

Update on the Policy Paper:

Several of you are struggling with your papers. In order to give you a chance to be successful I am going to give you, as a class, a one day extension. Until 9:08 AM on Thursday morning.

In addition, I plan to give you at least 45 minutes in class to work on your papers. During this time you can ask me questions, and I will be able to read over your papers.

Please be prepared to work on your papers or your semester reviews in class tomorrow. It will NOT be acceptable to ‘hang-out’ or ‘chill’ during this time.

Please spread the word about this to your classmates ASAP.

Hays HS Senior Shirt

Some students at Hays HS created a Senior Shirt. According to the Austin American Statesman, the front of the shirt reads “HHS Seniors 2010” and the back says, “Well, that sucked.” The Hays Free Press also reported on the incident.

The Principal has since banned the shirt and confiscated all shirts from students who have worn them on campus.

Is the principal violating the free speech rights of the senior students? Should the government (i.e. Hays CISD, the courts of Hays County) protect the right of the students to wear the shirt?

What does the Tinker case say about student speech? Can this help us understand the issue? What about the Bethel case?