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AP Government (Green)
Civil Liberties/
1. The First Amendment includes two clauses relating to the freedom of religion.
a. Select two of the following cases and identify the First Amendment clause upon which the United States Supreme Court
based its decision, and (b) describe the Supreme Courts decision in the cases that you selected in (a.)
• Edwards v. Aguillard (Teaching Creationism)
• Engel v. Vitale (school prayer)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman (state funding for private religious schools)
• C. Select two of the following cases and identify the First Amendment clause upon which the Supreme Court based its decision, and (d)
Describe the supreme Court’s decision in the cases that you selected in (c ).
• Wisconsin v. Yoder (Student religious absences)
• Church of Lukumi Aye v. City of Hialeah (animal sacrifices)
• Rosenberger v. University of Virginia (student religious groups)
e. Many of these decisions have caused controversy in the United States. Describe two ways in which other political institutions might
Limit the impact of Supreme Court decisions.
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4. The Supreme Court has decided a number of cases involving civil rights. For TWO of the
following issues, identify the legal issue involved and summarize the Court’s decisions on the
issue (citing appropriate cases):
• Abortion
• Affirmative Action
• Gay Rights
5. Both Brown v. Board of Education and Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
deal with school desegregation. For EACH case,
a. Discuss the Court’s ruling and its impact.
b. Identify and discuss one limitation on school desegregation.