Chapter 19

Question 1

tax payer money was being used for bus transport for kids in public and parochial school

Answer 1

Emerson v. Board of Education

legal (safety issue)

Question 2

prayer in school

Answer 2

Engel v. Vitale

unconstitutional

Question 3

10 Commandments were inscribed on a monument and on a poster on the wall. The poster was forced to be removed and the monuments were left

Answer 3

Van Orden v. Perry

too much money to remove monuments

Question 4

silent school prayer

Answer 4

Wallace v. Jaffree

unconstitutional

Question 5

students led a silent prayer to pray for their players before the game

Answer 5

Santa Fe v. Doe

unconstitutional

Question 6

closing prayer at the graduation ceremony

Answer 6

Lee v. Weisman

unconstitutional

Question 7

Lemon Test

Answer 7

1. does the action have a secular purpose
2. must not advance/prohibit religion
3. no excessive government entanglement (no confusion)

Question 8

nativity scene in a public square was offensive but surrounded by Frosty the Snowman and Santa Clause

Answer 8

Lynch v. Donnelly

surrounded by commercial characters (constitutional)

*if the nativity scene stood alone it would have been taken down

Question 9

woman was asked to work on Saturday and she refused because it was her Sabbath and she was fired. she asked for unemployment benefits and was denied because she was fired

Answer 9

Sherbert v. Verner

infringement upon free exercise clause and was given the benefits (law is neutral; constitutional)

Question 10

two men smoked peyote (illegal drug) and coming from church they were arrested and charged for possession of illegal drugs. they lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits and were denied because they were fired

Answer 10

Employment v. Smith

not an infringement upon free exercise clause; the law was not created to interfere with their religion (law is neutral; constitutional)

Question 11

religion used poisonous snakes for ceremonies

Answer 11

Bunn v. North Carolina

illegal

Question 12

religion did not believe in vaccinating their children which was necessary for them to attend school

Answer 12

Jacobson v. Massachusetts

illegal (health issue)

Question 13

Mormons practiced polygamy but having more than one wife was illegal

Answer 13

Reynolds v. United States

law is neutral (unconstitutional)

Question 14

flag burning

Answer 14

Texas v. Johnson

freedom of speech (legal)

Question 15

a man was handing out flyers degrading the military and US government

Answer 15

Schenck v. Untied States

freedom of speech (legal)

Question 16

think it is okay to go to a veteran’s funeral and protest during the burial while holding hateful signs

Answer 16

Westboro Baptist Church

free speech; no clear and present danger (legal)

Question 17

clear and present danger test

Answer 17

following certain time, place, and manner restrictions