Unit
3
Topic
3.2
First
Amendment:
Freedom
of
Religion
Learning
Objective
LOR-2.C:
Explain
the
extent
to
which
the
Supreme
Court’s
interpretation
of
the
First
and
Second
Amendments
reflects
a
commitment
to
individual
liberty.
Compare
the
following
court
cases
by
looking
at
the
similarities
and
differences
in
the
case regarding
facts,
majority
opinions
and
the
constitutional
question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1z6kq0J7GA
|
Categories
to
Compare
Wisconsin
v.
Yoder
(1972)
-
Constitutional
QUestion
‘Majority
Opinion
|
Case
Facts
Did
Wisconsin’s
requirement
for
all
students
to
attend
school
until
the
8th
grade
violate
the
First
Amendment
by
criminalizing
parents
who
refused
to
send
their
children
for
religious
reasons?
Individual
interest
in
free
exercise
of
religion
under
the
First
Amendment
outweighed
the
State’s
interests
in
compelling
students
to
attend
school
beyond
the
8th
grade
Compelling
Amish
students
to
attend
public
school
beyond
the
8th
grade
violates
the
free
exercise
clause
Engel
v.
Vitale
(1990)
Does
the
reading
of
a
prayer
at
the
start
of
a
school
day
violate
the
“establishment
of
religion”
clause
in
the
First
Amendment?
Public
schools
cannot
hold
prayer,
even
if
participation
is
not
required
and
the
prayer
isn’t
tied
to
a
specific
religion.
State
sponsorship
of
religious
activities
violates
the
establishment
clause
(no
official
religion
or
preferential
treatment
to
a
religion)
