Supreme Court Cases

Education Law: the highest court that reviews rulings for a last resort of justice

• Opinion

• Plaintiff

• Statute

• Superior Court

• Supreme Court

Tinker v. Des Moines: The Des Moines Independent School District was the ___ in this case.

• Plaintiff(s)

• Defendant(s)

Tinker v. Des Moines: John Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt were the ___ in this case.

• Plaintiff(s)

• Defendant(s)

Tinker v. Des Moines: "conduct that conveys a message" is known as...

• Tinker Test

• Substantial disruption

• Symbolic speech

• First Amendment

Tinker v. Des Moines: the guideline courts use to determine what school officials can and

cannot prohibit

• Tinker Test

• Substantial disruption

• Symbolic speech

• First Amendment

In paragraph 3 of the opinion, Chief Justice Warren summarizes the

• nature and history of the cases being heard

• arguments for and against hearing the cases.

• history of Court rulings related to the Fourteenth Amendment.

• deliberations of the justices with regard to the merits of the cases.

According to paragraph 4 of the opinion, what reason did the plaintiffs give for wanting their cases heard before the Supreme Court?

• Segregated schools needed to be made equal.

• Segregated schools were not equal and could not be made equal.

• Segregated schools offered equal education but not equal rights.

• Segregated schools guaranteed them equal protection of the laws.

The Supreme Court was unable to use information about the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to help them make a determination on Brown v. Board of Education because

• the information was biased.

• the information was too vague.

• the information was inconclusive.

• the information was no longer relevant.

In lower-court rulings that denied relief to the plaintiffs, federal district courts cited the "separate but equal" doctrine that was announced in

• the First Amendment.

• Plessy v. Ferguson.

• Sweatt v. Painter

• the Fourteenth Amendment.

Paragraph 10 discusses an important issue that influenced the Court's ruling. Which statement BEST sums up the Court's thoughts on that issue?

• The importance of having an education depends on the extent to which a child intends to make use of that education

• The opportunity for an education should be made available to all children who demonstrate the intellectual capacity to succeed.

• The importance of an education in preparing a child to succeed in life requires that the opportunity for learning be made available to all children on equal terms.

• Education has become an important American value, as evidenced by the fact that school attendance has been made compulsory for all children.