Unit 3: Tinker v Des Moines/Schenk v US/ New York Times v. US

What was the main issue in the Tinker v. Des Moines case?

• The legality of the Vietnam War

• Students' free speech rights at school

• The dress code at public schools

• The right to wear armbands at any public place

What did the students wear to protest?

• Black armbands

• Red shirts

• White hats

• Green shoes

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Tinker v. Des Moines?

• 6-3 in favor of the school

• Unanimous against the students

• 7-2 in favor of the students

• 5-4 against the students

What must the school prove to justify suppressing speech?

• It is unpopular

• It is offensive

• It would substantially interfere with school operation

• It is unrelated to coursework

What did Justice Fortas famously say about constitutional rights?

• They do not apply in public schools

• Neither students nor teachers shed them at the schoolhouse gate

• They are absolute and unchallengeable

• Students and teachers shed them at the schoolhouse gate

What was the context of the protest in Tinker v. Desmoines?

• The release of a Beatles album

• Support for a Christmas truce in the Vietnam War

• A call for better school lunches

• Opposition to school dress codes

What does the First Amendment specifically prohibit Congress from doing?

• Making any law that abridges the freedom of speech

• Allowing the military draft

• Censoring online content

• Regulating interstate commerce

For what reason was Charles Schenck arrested during World War I?

• For committing espionage

• For distributing leaflets urging men to not participate in the military draft

• For hacking government websites

• For protesting outside the Capitol

Under what act was Charles Schenck convicted?

• Sedition Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Espionage Act of 1917

• Patriot Act

What was the Supreme Court's unanimous decision regarding Schenck's conviction?

• It was upheld as an appropriate exercise of Congress' wartime authority

• It was irrelevant to free speech

• It was unconstitutional

• It was overturned on appeal