Understanding Tinker v. Des Moines

What year did Senator Robert Kennedy call for a Christmas truce in the Vietnam War?

• 1975

• 1968

• 1971

• 1965

What was the Tinker family's form of protest?

• Holding a rally

• Wearing black armbands

• Wearing white armbands

• Writing letters

How did the school administration respond to the Tinker's plan?

• Created a policy against it

• Encouraged other students to join

• Supported it

• Ignored it

What was the main constitutional principle at stake in Tinker v. Des Moines?

• Right to privacy

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• Right to bear arms

What test did the Supreme Court create as a result of this case?

• Substantial disruption test

• Critical disturbance test

• Significant disruption test

• Major interference test

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

• 7-2 in favor of the Tinkers

• Unanimous against the Tinkers

• 4-5 against the Tinkers

• 5-4 in favor of the school

What does the substantial disruption test require from school administrations?

• To ignore student speech

• To prove speech disrupts school discipline

• To allow all forms of protest

• To support all student speech

What did the court say about students and teachers' constitutional rights at school?

• Only teachers retain their rights

• They have no rights at school

• They have limited rights compared to outside

• They retain their rights at the schoolhouse gate

In what year was the Bethel School District v. Fraser case, which addressed obscene and vulgar speech at school?

• 1990

• 1988

• 1985

• 1982

Why does Tinker v. Des Moines matter?

• It allowed schools to ignore the First Amendment

• It limited student speech

• It set parameters for free speech on school campuses

• It banned all forms of protest in schools