WorksheetsEngel v. Vitale Supreme Court Case
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the year and location of Engel v. Vitale?
1962; Virginia
1962; New York
1966; Pennsylvania
1964; New York
The law required public school students to...
Talk about their own religion
Say the Pledge of Allegiance
Say a nondenominational prayer every morning
Talk about their political beliefs
The New York law violated which part of the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of press
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of religion
True or false: Engel v. Vitale was brought directly to the Supreme Court
True; it went to the Supreme Court first
False; the case originally came from a lower court
What was the Supreme Court decision on the case?
6-1
6-2
7-1
5-4
The students had to say the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer
True; they did both
False; they only had to do the prayer
How did this issue get to the Supreme Court?
Too many students objected to recite prayers
Teachers didn't think the prayer was appropriate
A parent sued the school for allowing a prayer
Parents were the ones that forced the prayer
What does the Establishment Clause state?
Establishment of the religion
Establishment of the 18th amendment
Establishment of peace
Establishment of justice
Which amendment was violated in this case?
28th Amendment
4th Amendment
7th Amendment
1st Amendment
What other Supreme Court case dealt with Freedom of religion?
Miller v. California
Mapp v. Ohio
Lemon v. Kurtsman
Griswold v. Connecticut
