USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which court case set the precedent that individual’s interests in the free exercise of religion under the first amendment outweighed the state’s interests in compelling school attendance beyond the eighth grade?
A
Wisonsin v. Yoder
B
Roe v. Wade
C
Engel v. Vitale
D
Gitlow v. New York
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Wisconsin v. Yoder, the Court prioritized free exercise of religion over the state interest in an educated populace. The Court ruled that the individual liberty to worship freely outweighed the state’s interest in forcing students to attend school.

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