When Justice Fortas refers to Keyishian v. Board of Regents in the majority opinion for Tinker v. Des Moines, which kind of reasoning is he using to support his argument?A.Straw manB.Judicial reviewC.PrecedentD.PathosSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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When Justice Fortas refers to Keyishian v. Board of Regents in the majority opinion for Tinker v. Des Moines, which kind of reasoning is he using to support his argument?A.Straw manB.Judicial reviewC.PrecedentD.PathosSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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Justice Fortas is using Precedent (C) to support his argument. In legal terms, a precedent refers to a previously decided case that serves as a rule or pattern in future similar cases. By referring to Keyishian v. Board of Regents, Justice Fortas is using it as a precedent, or a previously established legal decision, to support his argument in the Tinker v. Des Moines case.
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The Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court case concerned two students who wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The school district suspended the students, possibly violating their right to free speech.Which best summarizes the dissenting opinion?A.The Des Moines Supreme Court had already ruled in favor of the school to suspend the students.B.It was proven that other students were allowed to wear controversial symbols, so their suspension was unconstitutional.C.There is precedent for schools limiting the rights of students when they anticipate a disruption.D.Because the armbands protested the Vietnam War, the lawsuit was actually a question of Second Amendment right
The Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court case concerned two students who wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. The school district suspended the students, possibly violating their right to free speech.Which best summarizes the majority opinion?A.The case went through the process of judicial review to determine that fear of disruption alone was reason enough to suspend the students.B.There is no precedent for schools to limit the rights of students, so it is unconstitutional to suspend the students for their armbands.C.The Second Amendment guarantees citizens the right to bear arms and form a militia, so they were allowed to express their feelings on the war.D.The First Amendment protects the students' right to wear the armbands; they weren't disruptive, and the school allowed others to wear controversial symbols.
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