Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court Case

What was the year and location of Engel v. Vitale?

• 1962; Virginia

• 1962; New York

• 1966; Pennsylvania

• 1964; New York

The law required public school students to...

• Talk about their own religion

• Say the Pledge of Allegiance

• Say a nondenominational prayer every morning

• Talk about their political beliefs

The New York law violated which part of the First Amendment?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of press

• Freedom of assembly

• Freedom of religion

True or false: Engel v. Vitale was brought directly to the Supreme Court

• True; it went to the Supreme Court first

• False; the case originally came from a lower court

What was the Supreme Court decision on the case?

• 6-1

• 6-2

• 7-1

• 5-4

The students had to say the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer

• True; they did both

• False; they only had to do the prayer

How did this issue get to the Supreme Court?

• Too many students objected to recite prayers

• Teachers didn't think the prayer was appropriate

• A parent sued the school for allowing a prayer

• Parents were the ones that forced the prayer

What does the Establishment Clause state?

• Establishment of the religion

• Establishment of the 18th amendment

• Establishment of peace

• Establishment of justice

Which amendment was violated in this case?

• 28th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

What other Supreme Court case dealt with Freedom of religion?

• Miller v. California

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Lemon v. Kurtsman

• Griswold v. Connecticut