Tinker v. Des Moines

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What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?

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The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.

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Why did John & Mary Beth Tinker and Chris Eckhardt wear black arm bands?

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To Protest the war in Vietnam.

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What was the school's response to the students wearing the black arm bands?

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They suspended the students.

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Who did the courts side with?

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The parents and students.

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What was the Supreme Court's response to siding with the students and parents?

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Students and teachers don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression.

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When can a school limit student speech?

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When the act fails the "disruption test".

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Which of the following is protected by the 1st amendment?
Options:
Expression of vulgar and offensive language.
Freedom of appropriate expression.
Unlimited symbolic speech.

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Freedom of appropriate expression.

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The _ war was going on during Tinker v. Des Moines

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Vietnam

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True or false: Students shed their constitutional rights when they enter the school building.

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False

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True or false: As long as the expression doesn't disrupt classwork or school activities, the method of expression is acceptable.

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True