Landmark Education Court Cases

What year was the Brown v. Board of Education decision made?

• 1952

• 1954

• 1960

• 1948

What was the main issue at the heart of Brown v. Board of Education?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to privacy

• School prayer

• Racial segregation in public schools

In Tinker v. Des Moines, what were the students protesting?

• Racial segregation

• The Vietnam War

• School prayer

• Gender discrimination

What principle did Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier address?

• Students' right to free speech

• Schools' authority to regulate speech

• The legality of school prayer

• The right to not salute the flag

Plessy v. Ferguson established which doctrine?

• Separate but equal

• Free speech for students

• Judicial review

• Equal protection under the law

What was the outcome of Morse v. Frederick?

• Schools can prohibit speech that promotes illegal drug use

• Students have the right to wear armbands in protest

• Schools cannot censor student newspapers

• Students have the right to not salute the flag

Goss v. Lopez dealt with what issue?

• Students' right to a public education

• Students' rights to due process

• The legality of corporal punishment in schools

• The right of students to free speech

What was the main issue in Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser?

• The right to distribute religious literature at school

• The right to form a gay-straight alliance club at school

• The right to use lewd and indecent speech at school

• The right to wear armbands in protest at school

Board of Education of Independent School District v. Earls addressed what issue?

• The legality of random drug testing of students

• The right to free speech in schools

• The right to not salute the flag

• The legality of school prayer

Engel v. Vitale was a landmark case about what issue?

• The legality of school prayer

• The right to free speech

• The right to due process

• The legality of segregation in schools