Tinker v Des Moines

Tinker v Des Moines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Parvin Qureshi

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Tinker family wear to protest the Vietnam War? 

black hat

black armbands

black clothing 

Red armbands

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who approached the Tinkers about suing the school?

School Board

American Civil Liberties Union

Mr. Echart 

The Tinkers themselves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the court's concern about the armbands?

It would cause great joy.

It would cause a learning opportunity. 

It would cause class/school disruption.

It was against the school dress code.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the Supreme Court hear the Tinker's case? 

November 12, 1968

December 12, 1969 

November 11, 1968

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the 7-2 decision ruled on behalf of

The school

ACLU

Tinkers

lower court

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Justice Abe Fortas wrote that...

Teachers and Students keep their constitutional rights in school.

Students leave their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates.

Teachers leave their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Justice Hugo wrote a dissent stating that...

Armbands do NOT cause disruptions in class. 

Armbands do cause disruptions in class. 

Armbands cause great learning in class.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the "Tinker Test?" 

A way to see if student speech is politically correct. 

A way to see if student speech is right.

A way to see if student speech is actually disruptive.

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

School behavior should never

be political.

be against what parents believe.

disrupt the educational process.

include free speech.