Title: P1254156808mxyuE
1Freedom of Religion
The Establishment Clause
State
Church
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The Wall of Separation
2In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that
public school buses could be used to transport
parochial students to and from school. The Court
felt that the government was NOT advancing a
religion by using public tax dollars for the
purpose of transporting a child.
A. Everson v. Board of Education (1947) B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) C. Zorach v. Clauson
(1952) D. Engel v. Vitale (1962) E. Westside
Community Schools v. Mergen (1990) F. Marsh v.
Chambers (1983)
3In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that a
prayer, at the beginning of a legislative
session, did NOT violate the establishment clause
because adults were NOT as susceptible to
religious indoctrination as school children.
A. Everson v. Board of Education (1947) B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) C. Zorach v. Clauson
(1952) D. Engel v. Vitale (1962) E. Westside
Community Schools v. Mergen (1990) F. Marsh v.
Chambers (1983)
4In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that it
was Constitutional for public school students to
meet and conduct student religious groups. In
doing so, the Court upheld the Federal Equal
Access Act which stated that if noncurricular
student groups were allowed to meet in the school
then religious student groups should be allowed
as well.
A. Everson v. Board of Education (1947) B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) C. Zorach v. Clauson
(1952) D. Engel v. Vitale (1962) E. Westside
Community Schools v. Mergen (1990) F. Marsh v.
Chambers (1983)
5In this case, the Supreme Court upheld a New
York City program that allowed students to be
released early from school to attend religious
classes in church buildings. Released time was
said to be allowed as long as students left the
school grounds to worship.
A. Everson v. Board of Education (1947) B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) C. Zorach v. Clauson
(1952) D. Engel v. Vitale (1962) E. Westside
Community Schools v. Mergen (1990) F. Marsh v.
Chambers (1983)
6In this case, the Supreme Court established a
three-part test for determining if a specific
government action violates the establishment
clause.
A. Everson v. Board of Education (1947) B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) C. Zorach v. Clauson
(1952) D. Engel v. Vitale (1962) E. Westside
Community Schools v. Mergen (1990) F. Marsh v.
Chambers (1983)
7In this case, the Supreme Court ruled it was a
violation of the establishment clause for a
school district to begin each day with a prayer,
even if the prayer was nondenominational in
nature.
A. Everson v. Board of Education (1947) B.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) C. Zorach v. Clauson
(1952) D. Engel v. Vitale (1962) E. Westside
Community Schools v. Mergen (1990) F. Marsh v.
Chambers (1983)
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