USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

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The Court struck down a Wisconsin state law that required Amish children to attend school beyond Grade 8. The Court found that this state law violated the parents’ freedom of religion since the state’s secondary education conflicted with Amish values and beliefs and was contrary to their way of life.
A
Plessy v. Ferguson
B
Sweatt v. Painter
C
Miranda v. Arizona
D
Wisconsin v Yoder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In this case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that Amish parents could remove their children from public schools after the 8th grade as an exercise of their right to religious freedom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jonas Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972), is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade. The parents’ fundamental right to freedom of religion was determined to outweigh the state’s interest in educating their children.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972) Under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, a state law requiring that children attend school past eighth grade violates the parents’ constitutional right to direct the religious upbringing of their children.

Detailed explanation-4: -Supreme Court ruled in favor of the parents The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the state supreme court by a vote of 6-1 (Justices Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist had not yet joined the Court when Yoder was argued and did not participate in the decision) and ruled in favor of the Amish parents.

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