Question 10 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2106010-M/J Civics B
In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, the Supreme Court ruled on the case of a family of children who were sent home from school because they refused on religious grounds to salute the flag. In ruling in favor of the family, Justice Robert Jackson wrote:To sustain the compulsory [required] flag salute we are required to say that a Bill of Rights which guards the individual's right to speak his own mind, left it open to public authorities to compel [force] him to utter [say] what is not in his mind.
Answer
A
It means that the flag salute should be expected of all students regardless of their beliefs.
B
It means that making people say something they do not believe goes against their right to free expression.
C
It means that the Bill of Rights is limited because public authorities can still make people act in certain ways.
D
It means that it is acceptable to require the flag salute because it does not actually change a person’s beliefs.