THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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holding up signs in the cafeteria.
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wearing black armbands.
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giving emotional speeches during class.
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holding a “sit in” in the principal’s office.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The court found that the First Amendment applied to public schools, and school officials could not censor student speech unless it disrupted the educational process. Because wearing a black armband was not disruptive, the court held that the First Amendment protected the right of students to wear them.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Tinker Describes His Rationale for Wearing Armbands to Protest the Vietnam War. Although the historic Supreme Court decision that bears their name is a First Amendment issue, John Tinker explains their cause was really to raise awareness of the war in Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-3: -At a public school in Des Moines, Iowa, students planned to wear black armbands at school as a silent protest against the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 16, Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt wore their armbands to school and were sent home. The following day, John Tinker did the same with the same result. The students did not return to school until after New Year’s Day, the planned end of the protest.
Detailed explanation-5: -In Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), the Supreme Court ruled that public school officials cannot censor student expression unless they can reasonably forecast that the speech will substantially disrupt school activities or invade the rights of others.