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The Warren Court ruled that schools could restrict students’ free speech if the speech

w
was related to prayer in schools.
v
violated the right to privacy.
d
disrupted school discipline.
p
protested government actions.
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In which case did the Warren Court deal with the rights of the accused?

A
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
B
Engel v. Vitale
C
Griswold v. Connecticut
D
Miranda v. Arizona
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Read the excerpt from the Tinker v. Des Moines US Supreme Court decision in 1969. These petitioners merely went about their ordained rounds in school. Their deviation consisted only in wearing on their sleeve a band of black cloth, not more than two inches wide. They wore it to exhibit their disapproval of the Vietnam hostilities and their advocacy of a truce, to make their views known, and, by their example, to influence others to adopt them. They neither interrupted school activities nor sought to intrude in the school affairs or the lives of others. They caused discussion outside of the classrooms, but no interference with work and no disorder. In the circumstances, our Constitution does not permit officials of the State to deny their form of expression.What did Mary Beth and John Tinker do at school that was found to be a protected form of expression by the Supreme Court?

A
They started arguments in their classes with fellow students.
B
They led a protest rally outside the school during lunch.
C
They wore black armbands as a nonverbal show of protest.
D
They convinced other students to protest by staging a walkout.
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The Supreme Court might be considered an activist court if it

m
makes rulings based on the literal wording in the Constitution.
c
cites a number of legal precedents in its decisions.
u
upholds previous rulings about the constitutionality of laws.
a
applies an article of the Constitution to a new area of law.
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The US Supreme Court is the

A
middle court in the federal judicial branch.
B
middle court in state judicial branches.
C
highest court in the federal judicial branch.
D
highest court in state judicial branches.
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In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court decided that prayer in school

w
was protected under freedom of speech.
v
violated the right to privacy.
v
violated freedom of religion.
w
was protected under freedom of expression.
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The case of Tinker v. Des Moines School District dealt with

s
students’ rights to free speech.
s
students being arrested without being told their rights.
s
students being subjected to illegal searches.
s
students’ rights to freely practice their religion in school.
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Which is a First Amendment right that was ruled on by the Warren Court?

t
the right to bear arms
t
the right to vote
t
the right to free speech
t
the right to a trial by jury
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In which case did the Warren Court establish a constitutional right to privacy?

A
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
B
Engel v. Vitale
C
Griswold v. Connecticut
D
Miranda v. Arizona

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