Question Bank for Grade 9 Social Studies

What provision of the constitution says that Congress can make no law that hinders a person's ability to practice their religion?

• Free Exercise Clause
• Establishment Clause
• Elastic Clause
• Supremacy Clause

The Freedom of Religion can be found in what amendment?

• 4th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 1st Amendment
• The Freedom of Religion is not an amendment

What Supreme Court case said that the government could not make Amish parents send their kids to school past the 8th grade?

• Reynolds v. United States
• Wisconsin v. Yoder
• Oregon v. Smith
• Engle v. Vitale

The Supreme Court case Engle v. Vitale had to do with the _________ of the Constitution?

• Establishment Clause
• Free Exercise Clause
• 14th Amendment 
• Elastic Clause

What Supreme Court case said that schools could not require students to pray (even a nondenominational one)?

• Oregon v. Smith
• Texas v. Johnson
• Wisconsin v. Yoder
• Engle v. Vitale

A state authorized students in its public schools to recite a short, voluntary prayer. The Court found that prayer could not be mandated by public schools as it violated the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment

• Engel v Vitale

• Schenck v US

• Wisconsin v Yoder

• Shaw v Reno

Case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (7-0) that compulsory school attendance law was unconstitutional when applied to the Amish, because it violated their rights under the First Amendment, which guaranteed the free exercise of religion.

• Wisconsin v Yoder

• Schenck v US

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Baker v Carr

The free exercise of the 1st Amendment clause holds that people have the right to?

• practice religion as they choose

• express themselves through speech as they choose

• evade taxes if they can run fast

• donate money to any political campaign they choose

Which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion?

• Establishment

• free exercise

• full faith and credit

• equal protection

no official school prayer and encourage recitation in public schools

• Engle v Vitale

• Gideon v Wainright