1. Read Felix Frankfurter's dissent in WVA v Barnette.
a) Title each paragraph and highlight/underline key passages
b) Why does Frankfurter discuss his own experience as a religious minority? (he was Jewish) What argument is he trying to make with this discussion?
c) What contentions in his dissent suggest he believes the court has overstepped its bounds and violated the concept of separation of powers?
2. Read Engel v Vitale
a) Title each paragraph and highlight/underline key passages
b) What was the purpose of the NY State Regents prayer?
c) Why does the court believe the prayer is unconstitutional? Provide 3 examples from the text.
3. Read Everson v Board of Education
a) Title each paragraph and highlight/underline key passages
b) Sometimes this case is referred to as the New Jersey School Bus Case. Why?
c) What is a parochial school?
d) Why is Virginia significant in a historical discussion about religious freedom?
e) Discuss the references to Madison and Jefferson in the opinion. In what ways does this impact your thoughts and beliefs about the two men? Does it support or contradict your previously held views? How?
f) Why did the court uphold the New Jersey statute? Do you agree with the court's decision?
g) Select and copy one quote that illustrates the concept of incorporation of the Bill of Rights.
4. Read the following articles about McCollum v Board of Education and take notes.
a) What are the facts of the case?
b) How did the court rule? Why?
c) Do you think the release time program was constitutional? Why or why not?
McCollum v Board of Education - Article 1
McCollum v Board of Education - Article 2
5. Read the following article about Zorach v Clauson and take notes.
a) What are the facts of the case?
b) How did the court rule? Why?
c) Do you think New York release time program is significantly different from the program in McCollum? Explain.
d) Was the release time program constitutional? Why or why not?
Zorach v Clauson
6. Read the following about Lemon v Kurtzman and take notes.
a) What is the "Lemon Test?"
b) Were the Pennsylvania and Rhode Island statutes a violation of the Establishment Clause? Why or why not?
Lemon v Kurtzman
7. Read the following article and take notes.
a) What are the competing liberties at issue in Burwell v Hobby Lobby?
b) What did the court rule?
c) Discuss the excerpt from the majority opinion. Give it a title.
d) Discuss the excerpt from the minority opinion. Give it a title.
e) Are corporations entitled to the same religious freedoms as individual citizens? Why or why not?
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
8. Historical Synthesis:
Has the court done a good job in maintaining separation between church and state? Explain.
a) Title each paragraph and highlight/underline key passages
b) Why does Frankfurter discuss his own experience as a religious minority? (he was Jewish) What argument is he trying to make with this discussion?
c) What contentions in his dissent suggest he believes the court has overstepped its bounds and violated the concept of separation of powers?
2. Read Engel v Vitale
a) Title each paragraph and highlight/underline key passages
b) What was the purpose of the NY State Regents prayer?
c) Why does the court believe the prayer is unconstitutional? Provide 3 examples from the text.
3. Read Everson v Board of Education
a) Title each paragraph and highlight/underline key passages
b) Sometimes this case is referred to as the New Jersey School Bus Case. Why?
c) What is a parochial school?
d) Why is Virginia significant in a historical discussion about religious freedom?
e) Discuss the references to Madison and Jefferson in the opinion. In what ways does this impact your thoughts and beliefs about the two men? Does it support or contradict your previously held views? How?
f) Why did the court uphold the New Jersey statute? Do you agree with the court's decision?
g) Select and copy one quote that illustrates the concept of incorporation of the Bill of Rights.
4. Read the following articles about McCollum v Board of Education and take notes.
a) What are the facts of the case?
b) How did the court rule? Why?
c) Do you think the release time program was constitutional? Why or why not?
McCollum v Board of Education - Article 1
McCollum v Board of Education - Article 2
5. Read the following article about Zorach v Clauson and take notes.
a) What are the facts of the case?
b) How did the court rule? Why?
c) Do you think New York release time program is significantly different from the program in McCollum? Explain.
d) Was the release time program constitutional? Why or why not?
Zorach v Clauson
6. Read the following about Lemon v Kurtzman and take notes.
a) What is the "Lemon Test?"
b) Were the Pennsylvania and Rhode Island statutes a violation of the Establishment Clause? Why or why not?
Lemon v Kurtzman
7. Read the following article and take notes.
a) What are the competing liberties at issue in Burwell v Hobby Lobby?
b) What did the court rule?
c) Discuss the excerpt from the majority opinion. Give it a title.
d) Discuss the excerpt from the minority opinion. Give it a title.
e) Are corporations entitled to the same religious freedoms as individual citizens? Why or why not?
Supreme Court Rejects Contraceptives Mandate for Some Corporations
Justices Rule in Favor of Hobby Lobby
8. Historical Synthesis:
Has the court done a good job in maintaining separation between church and state? Explain.
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