School Related Establishment Clauses since 1983

Question 1

Mueller v Allen (1983)

Answer 1

Was to help private schools with vouchers

5-4 vote

1st piller of Zelman

Used the Lemon Test

Question 2

Wallace v Jaffree (1985)

Answer 2

moment of silence before class

Held to be unconstitutional because

prayer was allowed during this time

p. 159

Question 3

Grand Rapids v Ball (1985)

Answer 3

Money going to private schools for 2 things

1. Shared time 6-3 No
2. Community classes in evening

8-1 against

Question 4

Aguilar v. Felton (1985)

Answer 4

Public school teachers not allowed to

enter private schools to teach reading.

Question 5

Witters v Washington Dept. of Services for the Blind

(1986)

Answer 5

Witters study theology with state grants

SC said ok

Witters was blind

p. 171

Question 6

Edwards v. Aguillard (1987)

Answer 6

struck down

their opinion being

creation-science is a religious doctrine

Question 7

Bd of Ed v Mergens

Answer 7

Bd of Ed v Mergens

Equal access

-school property

available to all groups

equally

outside the curriculum

Question 8

Lee v Weisman (1992)

Answer 8

Prayer at graduation

psycological coersion

5-4 struck down

lemon test begining to lose favor(flavor)

Question 9

Zobrest v Catalina (1993)

Answer 9

3rd Pillar of Zelman

Government payed

Sign language interpreter

at private school

5-4 ok

Question 10

True Private Choice

Answer 10

1. Neutral toward religion
2. Assitance directly to broad class
3. Citizens direct aid independantly private choice

Question 11

Lemon Test

Answer 11

1. Secular Purpose
2. Primary Effect

(Religiously Neutral, doesnt advance nor inhibit)

Question 12

Using federal funds to provide parochial and public schools with equipment such as schools computers, projectors, and library books. Equipment distributed on a per capita basis school.

Answer 12

Constitutional

Question 13

Use of state funds to provide public school teachers to teach remedial classes at parochial school

Answer 13

Constitutional

Question 14

State reimbursement for bus transportation costs for parochial school students to and from schools

Answer 14

Constitutional

Question 15

Providing a sign language interpreter at public expense for a parochial school student

Answer 15

Constitutional

Question 16

State setting up a special district to provide special education to children of one religion.

Answer 16

Unconstitutional

Question 17

Having a prayer as part of the program at a public school graduation.

Answer 17

Unconstitutional

Question 18

Reading a prayer adopted by the school district to begin each day

Answer 18

Unconstitutional

Question 19

Requiring public schools to allow equal access

to unofficial student religious

groups if the school has allowed other

non-curriculum

related groups to use the campus.

Answer 19

Constitutional

Question 20

Student led prayer at a public school football game

Answer 20

Unconstitutional

Question 21

Use of student fees to support the publication of a religious newsletter where student fees at the public university are allowed for other private student activities and newsletters

Answer 21

Constitutional

Question 22

Denial of the use of school facilities by a church for religious services not related to students on the weekend. The school allows other community groups to use school facilities

Answer 22

Uncostitutional

Question 23

Denying a church group from using a classroom for an after school religious meeting run for students by a local church.

Answer 23

Constitutional

Question 24

Providing tax supported vouchers to parents of parochial school students the pays most of the tuition in an effort to improve learning.

Answer 24

Constitutional

Question 25

The state denying an otherwise qualified student at a religious college a state scholarship because he is studying theology.

Answer 25

Constitutional

Question 26

The state paying the part of the parochial school teacher’s salary for teaching secular subjects.

Answer 26

Unconstitutional

Question 27

A tax credit for public and private school students including parochial school students schools.

Answer 27

Constitutional