Question

guided reading activity 13-2
freedom of religion
directions use the information in your textbook to match the supreme court case with the effect the court’s decision had on religious freedom. write the correct letter in the space provided.

1. everson v. board of education
2. board of education v. allen
3. walzman v. walter
4. lemon v. kurtzman
5. levitt v. committee for public education
6. mueller v. allen
7. kiryas joel v. grumet
8. mccollum v. board of education
9. zorach v. clauson
10. engel v. vitale
11. abington school district v. schempp and murray v. curlett
12. epperson v. arkansas
13. edwards v. aguillard
14. jacobson v. massachusetts
15. wisconsin v. yoder
16. minersville school district v. gobitis
17. west virginia state board of education v. barnette
18. religious freedom restoration act

options:
a. states cannot ban teaching of evolution in public schools.
b. schools can require students to salute the flag.
c. parents can deduct tuition, books, and school transportation costs from their state income taxes.
d. parochial schools cannot use public school buses for field trips.
e. a state cannot create a public school district solely for hasidic jews.
f. states can require vaccinations.
g. public schools cannot provide school classrooms for teaching religion.
h. congress can set aside state laws that prohibit people from performing their religious rituals.
i. states can pay for busing students to parochial schools.
j. schools cannot require bible reading or reciting the lord’s prayer.
k. state aid to church schools must: (1) have a clear secular, nonreligious purpose; (2) in its main effect neither advance nor prohibit religion; and (3) avoid excessive government entanglement with religion.
l. students may have religious instruction during the school day, but not in public school classrooms.
m. states can provide secular textbooks to parochial schools.
n. prayer in public schools is unconstitutional.
o. patriotism can be achieved without forcing people to violate their religious beliefs.
p. teaching creationism violates the establishment clause.
q. a city cannot help pay for parochial schools to develop testing programs.
r. a state cannot require amish parents to send their children to public school beyond the eighth grade.

Explanation:

To solve this matching problem, we analyze each Supreme Court case and match it with the correct effect on religious freedom:

1. Everson v. Board of Education

Effect: States can pay for busing students to parochial schools. → I

2. Board of Education v. Allen

Effect: States can provide secular textbooks to parochial schools. → M

3. Wolman v. Walter

Effect: Parochial schools cannot use public school buses for field trips. → D

4. Lemon v. Kurtzman

Effect: State aid to church schools must meet the “Lemon Test” (secular purpose, no advance/ inhibit religion, no excessive entanglement). → K

5. Levitt v. Committee for Public Education

Effect: A city cannot help pay for parochial schools to develop testing programs. → Q

6. Mueller v. Allen

Effect: Parents can deduct tuition, books, and school transportation costs from their state income taxes. → C

7. Kiryas Joel v. Grumet

Effect: A state cannot create a public school district solely for Hasidic Jews. → E

8. McCollum v. Board of Education

Effect: Public schools cannot provide school classrooms for teaching religion. → G

9. Zorach v. Clauson

Effect: Students may have religious instruction during the school day, but not in public school classrooms. → L

10. Engel v. Vitale

Effect: Prayer in public schools is unconstitutional. → N

11. Abington School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett

Effect: Schools cannot require Bible reading or reciting the Lord’s Prayer. → J

12. Epperson v. Arkansas

Effect: States cannot ban teaching of evolution in public schools. → A

13. Edwards v. Aguillard

Effect: Teaching creationism violates the establishment clause. → P

14. Jacobson v. Massachusetts

Effect: States can require vaccinations. → F

15. Wisconsin v. Yoder

Effect: A state cannot require Amish parents to send their children to public school beyond the eighth grade. → R

16. Minersville School District v. Gobitis

Effect: Schools can require students to salute the flag. → B (Note: Later overturned by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.)

17. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

Effect: Patriotism can be achieved without forcing people to violate their religious beliefs (overturned Gobitis). → O

18. Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Effect: Congress can set aside state laws that prohibit people from performing their religious rituals. → H

Final Answers (Case → Letter):

1. Everson v. Board of Education → I
2. Board of Education v. Allen → M
3. Wolman v. Walter → D
4. Lemon v. Kurtzman → K
5. Levitt v. Committee for Public Education → Q
6. Mueller v. Allen → C
7. Kiryas Joel v. Grumet → E
8. McCollum v. Board of Education → G
9. Zorach v. Clauson → L
10. Engel v. Vitale → N
11. Abington School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett → J
12. Epperson v. Arkansas → A
13. Edwards v. Aguillard → P
14. Jacobson v. Massachusetts → F
15. Wisconsin v. Yoder → R
16. Minersville School District v. Gobitis → B
17. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette → O
18. Religious Freedom Restoration Act → H

Answer:

To solve this matching problem, we analyze each Supreme Court case and match it with the correct effect on religious freedom:

1. Everson v. Board of Education

Effect: States can pay for busing students to parochial schools. → I

2. Board of Education v. Allen

Effect: States can provide secular textbooks to parochial schools. → M

3. Wolman v. Walter

Effect: Parochial schools cannot use public school buses for field trips. → D

4. Lemon v. Kurtzman

Effect: State aid to church schools must meet the “Lemon Test” (secular purpose, no advance/ inhibit religion, no excessive entanglement). → K

5. Levitt v. Committee for Public Education

Effect: A city cannot help pay for parochial schools to develop testing programs. → Q

6. Mueller v. Allen

Effect: Parents can deduct tuition, books, and school transportation costs from their state income taxes. → C

7. Kiryas Joel v. Grumet

Effect: A state cannot create a public school district solely for Hasidic Jews. → E

8. McCollum v. Board of Education

Effect: Public schools cannot provide school classrooms for teaching religion. → G

9. Zorach v. Clauson

Effect: Students may have religious instruction during the school day, but not in public school classrooms. → L

10. Engel v. Vitale

Effect: Prayer in public schools is unconstitutional. → N

11. Abington School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett

Effect: Schools cannot require Bible reading or reciting the Lord’s Prayer. → J

12. Epperson v. Arkansas

Effect: States cannot ban teaching of evolution in public schools. → A

13. Edwards v. Aguillard

Effect: Teaching creationism violates the establishment clause. → P

14. Jacobson v. Massachusetts

Effect: States can require vaccinations. → F

15. Wisconsin v. Yoder

Effect: A state cannot require Amish parents to send their children to public school beyond the eighth grade. → R

16. Minersville School District v. Gobitis

Effect: Schools can require students to salute the flag. → B (Note: Later overturned by West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.)

17. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

Effect: Patriotism can be achieved without forcing people to violate their religious beliefs (overturned Gobitis). → O

18. Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Effect: Congress can set aside state laws that prohibit people from performing their religious rituals. → H

Final Answers (Case → Letter):

1. Everson v. Board of Education → I
2. Board of Education v. Allen → M
3. Wolman v. Walter → D
4. Lemon v. Kurtzman → K
5. Levitt v. Committee for Public Education → Q
6. Mueller v. Allen → C
7. Kiryas Joel v. Grumet → E
8. McCollum v. Board of Education → G
9. Zorach v. Clauson → L
10. Engel v. Vitale → N
11. Abington School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett → J
12. Epperson v. Arkansas → A
13. Edwards v. Aguillard → P
14. Jacobson v. Massachusetts → F
15. Wisconsin v. Yoder → R
16. Minersville School District v. Gobitis → B
17. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette → O
18. Religious Freedom Restoration Act → H