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Engel v. Vitale Supreme Court Case

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the year and location of Engel v. Vitale?

a)

1962; Virginia

b)

1962; New York

c)

1966; Pennsylvania

d)

1964; New York

2.

The law required public school students to...

a)

Talk about their own religion

b)

Say the Pledge of Allegiance

c)

Say a nondenominational prayer every morning

d)

Talk about their political beliefs

3.

The New York law violated which part of the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of press

c)

Freedom of assembly

d)

Freedom of religion

4.

True or false: Engel v. Vitale was brought directly to the Supreme Court

a)

True; it went to the Supreme Court first

b)

False; the case originally came from a lower court

5.

What was the Supreme Court decision on the case?

a)

6-1

b)

6-2

c)

7-1

d)

5-4

6.

The students had to say the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer

a)

True; they did both

b)

False; they only had to do the prayer

7.

How did this issue get to the Supreme Court?

a)

Too many students objected to recite prayers

b)

Teachers didn't think the prayer was appropriate

c)

A parent sued the school for allowing a prayer

d)

Parents were the ones that forced the prayer

8.

What does the Establishment Clause state?

a)

Establishment of the religion

b)

Establishment of the 18th amendment

c)

Establishment of peace

d)

Establishment of justice

9.

Which amendment was violated in this case?

a)

28th Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

10.

What other Supreme Court case dealt with Freedom of religion?

a)

Miller v. California

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Lemon v. Kurtsman

d)

Griswold v. Connecticut