WorksheetsSupreme Decision
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 13mins
After watching the opening Court scene and introduction to Justice Irene Waters, which side do you agree with after hearing the opening arguments?
Ben Brewer
Hamilton Middle School
At the Supreme Court, who asks the questions?
Clients
Lawyers
Justices (Supreme Court judges)
The press
At the Supreme Court, who makes arguments and answers questions that are asked?
Clients
Lawyers
Justices (Supreme Court judges)
The Press
For speech to be protected under the First Amendment, it must:
Be something you wear
Have a message
Actually contain words
Be expressed out loud
Why did the justices argue about whether political speech gets more protection than cultural speech?
The justices agreed Ben's t-shirt was cultural speech, but wanted to see how much protection it should get.
The First Amendment only protects political speech, but not cultural speech.
The First Amendment protects cultural speech more than political speech.
The Justices disagreed about whether Ben's t-shirt was political or cultural speech.
Make up a rule about speech in school:
If this was the rule in your school, then your school has: (check one box)
no limits on speech
few limits on speech
some limits on speech
extremely limited speech
What did the Supreme Court say in the Tinker case?
If there is a good reason to believe that a type of speech in school is disruptive, than the school can ban that speech.
A school can take away freedom of speech for any reason.
Students do not have freedom of speech when they are at school.
Schools cannot limit freedom of speech because it is protected by the First Amendment.
After you have finished playing Supreme Decision, which side do you agree with after hearing all of the arguments?
Ben Brewer
Hamilton Middle School
Why do you agree with that side?
Did you change your mind over the course of the game? If so, what made you change your opinion?
