Landmark Supreme Court Cases in Education and Freedom of Expression, Quizzes of Political Science

Download Landmark Supreme Court Cases in Education and Freedom of Expression and more Quizzes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Tinker VS. Des Moines independent community school DEFINITION 1 court decides armband are a form of freedom and expression controversial with the district court. TERM 2 Bethel school District Vs. Fraser DEFINITION 2 Fraser speech included sexual metaphors. school suspended him forsubstantially disrupting the educational process. court found it appropriate to prohibit vulgar language. TERM 3 Hazelwood Vs. Kuhlmeier DEFINITION 3 school sponsored newspaper. principle censored 2 articles that were written by students. court decided that according to the first amendment doesn't require schools to promote certain language. schools have the right to prohibit. TERM 4 Morse Vs. Frederick DEFINITION 4 Frederick holds up banner reading "bong hits for jesus" TERM 5 Kowalski Vs. Berkeley DEFINITION 5 Suspended for cyber bulling. Sued said it violated first amendment rights. But court went back to tinker Vs Des moines and ruled the right to discipline because if harmful threats on campus. TERM 6 Wisconsin Vs. Yoder DEFINITION 6 Supreme court ruled Amish Children can't be placed under compulsory Ed. past the 8th grade. Because of Parents tight for freedom or religion. court sided with Yoder. TERM 7 Griffin Vs. County School Board DEFINITION 7 closed all public schools to get vouchers to attend private schools. supreme court ordered the reopening of schools. TERM 8 Zelma Vs. Simmons-harris DEFINITION 8 Supreme court tested the allowance of vouchers in relations to first amendment establishment cause. declared the voucher program was not violating the establishment. TERM 9 Parents involved in community schools V. seattle school District DEFINITION 9 Each District Washington and Kentucky both individualized racial classification to achieve diversity and avoids racial isolation. rejected the notion. using race as a tie breaker. TERM 10 Plessy Vs. Ferguson DEFINITION 10 Plessy sat in a all white rail road car. After refusing to sit in a rail road car for blacks he got arrested for violating Louisiana laws. court decided that equal but separate accommodations did not violate equal protection law of 14th amendment