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Trebla Unit 3 - 3.2 First Amendment: Freedom of Religion (27)

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  • Q1
    The case of Engel v. Vitale has most in common with which of the following Supreme Court cases?
    Roe v. Wade.
    Schenck v. United States.
    Wisconsin v. Yoder.
    Tinker v. Des Moines.
    120s
  • Q2
    Which of the following government principles was at the center of the court's reasoning in Engel v. Vitale?
    Checks and Balances.
    Separation of Church and State.
    The Commerce Clause.
    Federalism.
    120s
  • Q3
    Which of the following best summarizes the debate reflected in Wisconsin v. Yoder?
    Can public schools develop and require the recitation of prayers during the school day?
    Can public schools could restrict student speech?
    Can Amish families use the Establishment Clause to protect their freedom of worship?
    Can Amish students be forced by compulsory education laws to attend public school beyond 8th grade?
    120s
  • Q4
    The outcome of Wisconsin v. Yoder rests most heavily on which of the following ideas reflected in the US Constitution?
    The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
    The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
    The Freedom of the Press Clause of the First Amendment.
    The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
    120s
  • Q5
    A political scientist would most likely use the case of Engel v. Vitale to illustrate which of the following?
    School-developed prayer in public school is often held as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
    Student-developed prayer is regularly deemed a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
    Student-developed prayer is regularly protected by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
    School-developed prayer in public school is regularly upheld by the courts.
    120s
  • Q6
    Which of the following most clearly states the outcome of Wisconsin v. Yoder?
    The court ruled that school districts could not develop and require the recitation of prayers in public schools.
    The court ruled that requiring Amish families to abide by compulsory education laws requiring students to attend public school beyond 8th grade would violate their Free Exercise protections in contained in the First Amendment.
    The court ruled that Amish families must abide by compulsory education laws requiring students to attend public school beyond 8th grade.
    The court ruled that adherents of all religions must abide by compulsory education laws requiring students to attend public school beyond 8th grade.
    120s
  • Q7
    Which of the following most clearly states the outcome of Engel v. Vitale?
    The student's suspension for their anti-government speech was upheld by the court's interpretation of the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment.
    The school's official prayer was ruled unconstitutional.
    The school's warrantless search of the student's bag was ruled unconstitutional by the court's interpretation of the Fourth Amendment.
    The school's official prayer was upheld by the court's interpretation of the Establishment Clause.
    120s
  • Q8
    Which of the following best summarizes the debate reflected in Engel v. Vitale?
    B Can public schools restrict student speech?
    Can a school search student bags without a warrant?
    Can public schools develop an official prayer and encourage its recitation in school?
    Can students could promote anti-drug messages in public school?
    120s
  • Q9
    "It has been argued that to apply the Constitution in such a way as to prohibit state laws respecting an establishment of religious services in public schools is to indicate a hostility toward religion or toward prayer. Nothing, of course, could be more wrong. The history of man is inseparable from the history of religion. And perhaps it is not too much to say that, since the beginning of that history, many people have devoutly believed that 'More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.' It was doubtless largely due to men who believed this that there grew up a sentiment that caused men to leave the cross-currents of officially established state religions and religious persecution in Europe and come to this country filled with the hope that they could find a place in which they could pray when they pleased to the God of their faith in the language they chose. And there were men of this same faith in the power of prayer who led the fight for adoption of our Constitution and also for our Bill of Rights with the very guarantees of religious freedom that forbid the sort of governmental activity which New York has attempted here... It is neither sacrilegious nor anti-religious to say that each separate government in this country should stay out of the business of writing or sanctioning official prayers and leave that purely religious function to the people themselves and to those the people choose to look to for religious guidance." Opinion of the Court, Engel v. Vitale (1962) With which of the following statements would the author of the excerpt be most likely to agree?
    The importance of religion in daily life is a relatively recent phenomenon.
    Religion and history are inextricably intertwined.
    Restrictions on prayer in schools result from government hostility to organized religion
    It is acceptable for governments to sanction prayers that are truly neutral.
    120s
  • Q10
    "It has been argued that to apply the Constitution in such a way as to prohibit state laws respecting an establishment of religious services in public schools is to indicate a hostility toward religion or toward prayer. Nothing, of course, could be more wrong. The history of man is inseparable from the history of religion. And perhaps it is not too much to say that, since the beginning of that history, many people have devoutly believed that 'More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.' It was doubtless largely due to men who believed this that there grew up a sentiment that caused men to leave the cross-currents of officially established state religions and religious persecution in Europe and come to this country filled with the hope that they could find a place in which they could pray when they pleased to the God of their faith in the language they chose. And there were men of this same faith in the power of prayer who led the fight for adoption of our Constitution and also for our Bill of Rights with the very guarantees of religious freedom that forbid the sort of governmental activity which New York has attempted here... It is neither sacrilegious nor anti-religious to say that each separate government in this country should stay out of the business of writing or sanctioning official prayers and leave that purely religious function to the people themselves and to those the people choose to look to for religious guidance." Opinion of the Court, Engel v. Vitale (1962) Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's rationale for striking down the school-sponsored prayer at issue in Engel?
    The states must be held to a higher standard when applying the establishment clause than the national government.
    The framers of the Constitution were opposed to religion and used the First Amendment to protect the people from it.
    The choice of prayers should be left to individuals and their religious advisors.
    The prayer at issue contradicted the religious beliefs of most of the students at the school.
    120s
  • Q11
    "It has been argued that to apply the Constitution in such a way as to prohibit state laws respecting an establishment of religious services in public schools is to indicate a hostility toward religion or toward prayer. Nothing, of course, could be more wrong. The history of man is inseparable from the history of religion. And perhaps it is not too much to say that, since the beginning of that history, many people have devoutly believed that 'More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.' It was doubtless largely due to men who believed this that there grew up a sentiment that caused men to leave the cross-currents of officially established state religions and religious persecution in Europe and come to this country filled with the hope that they could find a place in which they could pray when they pleased to the God of their faith in the language they chose. And there were men of this same faith in the power of prayer who led the fight for adoption of our Constitution and also for our Bill of Rights with the very guarantees of religious freedom that forbid the sort of governmental activity which New York has attempted here... It is neither sacrilegious nor anti-religious to say that each separate government in this country should stay out of the business of writing or sanctioning official prayers and leave that purely religious function to the people themselves and to those the people choose to look to for religious guidance." Opinion of the Court, Engel v. Vitale (1962) Which of the following best describes the argument to which the Supreme Court is responding in the excerpt above?
    Religious leaders should be allowed to participate in school activities.
    Preventing sanction of official government prayers shows hostility to religion.
    There is insufficient prayer in public schools.
    Public schools do not devote sufficient instructional time to religious history.
    120s
  • Q12
    Engle v. Vitale reflects what shift in the American political beliefs?
    The shift in favor of increasing students' free speech rights in public schools.
    The shift away from the infusion of prayer in public schools.
    The shift toward more coercive prayer in public schools.
    Shift away from protecting students' free speech rights in public schools.
    120s
  • Q13
    In the majority opinion of Wisconsin v Yoder, the court's decision was clearly based on protecting the free exercise rights of which of the following stakeholders?
    The students.
    The school administrators.
    The parents.
    The board of education.
    120s
  • Q14
    The outcome of Engel v. Vitale rests most heavily on which of the following ideas reflected in the US Constitution?
    First Amendment - Freedom of Expression.
    First Amendment - Freedom of Speech.
    First Amendment - Establishment Clause.
    First Amendment - Free Exercise Clause.
    120s
  • Q15
    Which of the following accurately describes the precedent set by Wisconsin v. Yoder?
    Schools can limit students' freedom of worship during the school day.
    Schools cannot develop and require the recitation of prayer during the school day.
    The state of Wisconsin must grant Amish families the right to withdraw from public institutions after 8th grade.
    All states must grant Amish families the right to withdraw from public institutions after 8th Grade.
    120s

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