1. Famous Supreme Court Cases
Group Case
Brown vs the Board of ED Topeka Kansas 195
Texas vs Johnson
Abington S.D. vs Schemp
Hazelwood vs Kulmeirer
Bethel vs Frazier
West Virginia vs Barnett
Miranda vs Arizona
TLO vs New Jersey
Lemon vs Kurtzman
Tinker vs Des Moines

2. For Each Case . . .
1. Name and date of cases
2. Short summary – what happen, position of both parties
3. Amendment in question
4. Final decision of Court
5. Do you agree or disagree with the court’s decision? Explain
6. Create a 6 word Headline that explains the case and includes decision.

3. Religion and the Constitution
“ Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. . .”
Government can neither help no hurt
Government must stay neutral

4. The Lemon Test
The Lemon Test- A test developed to determine if a government law or action violates the Free Exercise/Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment.
1. The government's action must have a secular legislative purpose;
2. The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion;
3. The government's action must not result in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion.

5. Fighting words Brandenburg Test
The Court now held that a person's words were protected as free speech as long as they did not directly incite unlawful action. Concerns became raised later that the standard established in the decision was not appropriate in situations involving mass communications through the Internet and popular talk-shows int he 1980s and 1990s.

6. Constitutional or Unconstitutional
Schools limit student speech only because it is criticizing the President. ______________
Schools limit profanity ______________
Schools force students to follow a dress code. _______________
Schools require a school uniform. __________________
Teacher instructs his students on religion in class. ________________
Teacher leads his students in a prayer____________________
School conducts random Locker searchers ________________
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Constitutional
Constitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional

7. School conducts random book bag searches ______________
School doesn’t allow a student to wear religious symbols _________________
School allows a bible club in school __________________
Bible club students use the school’s loudspeaker to lead the stadium in a prayer prior to a football game. ______________
Principal leads a moment of silence. ______________
School conducts a holiday concert that has many religious songs. _________________
School forbids a teacher from wearing religious symbol in school. _______________
School allows for a prayer during graduation. ________________
“Under God,” in the pledge. ___________________
Unconstitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional

8. What Amendment is in question?
4th Amendment
____________________ The Patriot Act and warrant-less electronic searches?
___________________ The Death Penalty?
__________________ Slanderous stories reported on the evening news?
__________________ The 10 commandments displayed in the Supreme Court?
5. ___________________ A girl playing football?
8th Amendment
1st Amendment
1st Amendment
14th Amendment

9. 2nd Amendment 1st Amendment 1st Amendment 1st Amendment 14th Amendment
6. ___________________ Background checks and other restrictions meant to control weapons sales.
__________________ Censorship on the radio or the Fairness Act.
__________________ “Under God” in the pledge
9. ___________________ Cross buring
_________________ Same –sex marriages
11. _________________ Abortion rights
2nd Amendment
1st Amendment
1st Amendment
1st Amendment
14th Amendment
14th Amendment

10. In this case the Supreme Court ruled against
What Case?
In this case the Supreme Court ruled against
the school led bible readings and prayer.
Abington S.D. vs Schemp

11. What Case?
Supreme Court’s decision that greatly increased the rights of the accused.
Miranda vs. Arizona

12. What Case?
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of students wearing black arm bands. This decision protected student rights in schools. Schools may still limit student expression, but they must prove that the expression is causing a disturbance.
Tinker vs. Des Moines

13. Brown vs the Board of Education Topeka Kansas 1954
What Case?
The Supreme Court desegregated public schools. The court ruled that “Separate but equal” violated the 14th Amendment
Brown vs the Board of Education Topeka Kansas 1954

14. What Case?
The Supreme Court determined the constitutionality of the state paying teachers who taught in Catholic schools. The Court determined that it was in fact a violation of the establishment clause. This later led to a test that is used to determine violations of the establishment/free exercise clause of the 1st Amendment.
Lemon vs Kurtzman

15. What Case?
The Supreme Court determined that Anti-flag burning laws were unconstitutional.
Texas vs. Johnson

16. West Virginia vs Barnett
What Case?
The Supreme Court declared that it was unconstitutional for a school to force its students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
West Virginia vs Barnett

17. What Case?
The Supreme Court upheld the school’s decision to conduct random locker searches.
TLO vs New Jersey

18. Hazelwood vs Kulmeirer
What Case?
The Supreme Court agreed that the principal has the right to censor student newspapers.
Hazelwood vs Kulmeirer

19. What Case?
The Supreme Court ruled against inappropriate student speech, claiming that the right to free political speech is not always extended to students in a school.
Bethel S.D. vs Frazier