Tinker v Des Moines

What was the main reason the Tinker siblings and Christopher Eckhardt wore black armbands to school?

• To celebrate a school event

• To protest the Vietnam War

• To support a school sports team

• To commemorate a historical figure

Which organization supported the Tinker family and Eckhardt in suing the school district?

• NATO

• NAACP

• ACLU

• UNICEF

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

• 5-4 in favor of the school district

• Unanimous against the Tinkers

• 7-2 in favor of the Tinkers

• 4-5 against the Tinkers

What principle did the Tinker v. Des Moines case establish regarding student speech?

• Schools can always limit student speech

• Students lose all speech rights at school

• Students retain speech rights at school

• Only teachers have speech rights at school

Which justice wrote a dissenting opinion in the Tinker case?

• Justice Abe Fortas

• Justice Hugo Black

• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

• Justice Thurgood Marshall

What did the dissenting opinion in the Tinker case argue?

• The school had no right to limit speech

• The armbands disrupted school activities

• The armbands were a form of pure speech

• The armbands did not disrupt school activities

How did the Supreme Court rule on the balance between student speech rights and school order in the Tinker case?

• School order is always more important

• Student speech can be limited without reason

• Student speech rights are upheld if not disruptive

• Students have no speech rights on school property

What test did the Tinker decision create to evaluate student speech?

• The Student Expression Assessment

• The Tinker Test

• The Free Speech Evaluation

• The Schoolhouse Gate Test

What was the outcome for a student in Los Gatos, California, who participated in the National School Walkout?

• Received an award

• Got an F on a quiz

• Received a scholarship

• Was elected student body president

What activity does Mary Beth Tinker currently engage in?

• Teaching high school history

• Running for political office

• Speaking tours promoting youth activism

• Writing books on legal theory