WorksheetsSCOTUS Cases 1
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 33mins
What did the ruling of Wisconsin v. Yoder do?
Established that the states interests in education held more priority than someone's expressed religion as the state is more than that individual.
Established that the right to exercise religious beliefs takes more priority than state interests in education.
Established limitations on the expression of religion and fought for nationwide established morality. Especially within each individual state.
Established that the right to exercise religious beliefs must be in accordance with state interests in education.
What was Yoder's argument in Wisconsin v. Yoder?
The Amish religious beliefs, while held sincere, affected greater society and could potentially harm their own children if they don't adopt the same religious beliefs as them.
Compulsory education til 16 benefits larger society therefore the Amish would agree to send their kids if the schools compromised with their beliefs and taught what was needed.
The Amish religious beliefs against formal education were sincere because the state has a history of bad schools. The Amish did not trust the state because of this and pursued alternative schooling.
The Amish religious beliefs against formal education were sincere. They offered an alternative schooling and nothing they are doing harm the state or the kids.
What was Wisconsin's argument in Wisconsin v. Yoder?
The state compulsory education benefits society. This should override an individual's expression of religion. The compulsion does not abridge upon their right to their religion as it's applied neutrally.
The state compulsory education benefits society because they teach neutrally. Therefore, the schools are not dangerous for people who have a certain religion.
The state compulsory education til the age of 16 allows all kids to be properly educated enough to be Amish and live on the land.
What communities was Yoder advocating for?
(a)
What part of the First Amendment was violated in Engel v. Vitale and Wisconsin v. Yoder
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of press
Freedom of expression and the Establishment Clause
Freedom of petition
What was the argument from Engel in Engel v. Vitale?
What was the argument from Vitale in Engel v. Vitale?
The prayer, while not mandatory, was only reciting the most popular religion in this country. Mentioning it is not abridging other people's rights.
The prayer protects the religious heritage of the nation. The prayer is nondenominational, the kids aren't forced. Using "God" is widely accepted and recited.
"Under God" started to be used because of the fear of godless communists. The prayer was a way to ensure and protect the country.
What was the ruling in Engel v. Vitale?
The state can hold prayers in public schools because participation is not required and the nondenominational aspect ensures it doesn't violate the first amendment.
The state cannot hold prayers in public, even if public participation is not required.
The state cannot hold prayers in public schools, even if participation is not required and the prayer is not tied to a particular religion.
There are limitations on speech, one should not say anything at any time anywhere. This means that the prayer was simply not appropriate, whether it promoted a specific religion or not.
Under what law was Schenck being charged?
Espionage Act
Sisters Act
Political Act
Repression Act
Fill in the blank: "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting (a) in a theatre and causing a panic."
What was the name of the doctrine established by Schenck v. United States?
Repression of impending doom
Prior Restraint
Imminent Lawless Action
Clear and Present Danger
What was Schencks' argument in Schenck v. United States?
What was the United States argument in Schenck v. United States?
What was the ruling in Schenck v. United States?
The Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment and was an appropriate exercise of Congress’ wartime authority.
The Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment but was not appropriate for Congress to authorize.
The Espionage Act did violate the First Amendment no matter peace time or war time.
What was the issue in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
The students and parents sued the school district claiming a violation of their first Amendment right of freedom of speech.
The school district wanted to search the bags of the students.
The parents did not want their children wearing black arm bands in school.
Why did John & Mary Beth Tinker and Chris Eckhardt wear black arm bands?
To Protest the war in Vietnam.
They disagreed about taxes.
To support WWII veterans.
What was the school's response to the students wearing the black arm bands?
They suspended the students.
School officials made extras so other students could participate.
The students were arrested without trial.
Who did the courts side with?
The school district.
The parents and students.
The case remains unresolved
What was the Supreme Court's response to siding with the students and parents?
Parents and students have a stronger say in decisions than schools.
Students have unlimited rights in expression.
Students and teachers don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression.
When can a school limit student speech?
When the act fails the "disruption test".
When the expression offends the teacher.
When parents get annoyed.
Which of the following is protected by the 1st amendment?
Expression of vulgar and offensive language.
Freedom of appropriate expression.
Unlimited symbolic speech.
What two ammendments pertained to the case?
tenth amendments
second amendments
fourteenth amendments
first amendments
True or false: Students shed their constitutional rights when they enter the school building.
True
False
True or false: As long as the expression doesn't disrupt classwork or school activities, the method of expression is acceptable.
True
False
Public schools cannot require students to participate in a prayer. This is protected by what clause of the First Amendment?
Free Exercise Clause
Establishment Clause
Prior Restraint Clause
Freedom of the press
The clause of the First Amendment that protects you from the government telling you what you can/cannot believe in
Establishment
Free Exercise
Free Speech
Freedom to assemble
In the case of Tinker v. Des Moines, was wearing an armband in protest of the Vietnam War protected speech?
Yes
No
Can the federal government easily stop the publication of materials they don't want the public to see?
Yes
No
The government action that prohibits speech or other expression before the speech happens is called
Free Expression
Establishment Clause
Prior Restraint
Free Exercise Clause
Who 'won' in the Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court case?
Wisconsin
Yoder
In the Schenck v. United States case, Schenck was found _____ of inciting lawless action
Guilty
Innocent
How did the majority rule in New York Times v. US?
In favor of the newspapers because they could publish whatever they wanted no matter what
In favor of the government because the government needed to protect troops
In favor of the newspapers because their publication did not put anybody in inherent danger
In favor of the government because of Marshall law
The Pentagon Papers case; Daniel Ellsberg release classified documents about the Vietnam War for publication; Nixon tries to stop the papers from publishing the documents.
U.S. v. Nixon
Washington Post v. Nixon
New York Times v. United States
Woodward v. Bernstein
SCOTUS rules that a non-denominational prayer provided by the New York Board of Regents violated the 1st Amendment Establishment clause.
New York Times v. United States
Engel v. Vitale
Brown v. Board of Education
Schenck v. United States
