Question

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions first ruled that government organized prayer in public schools was unconstitutional?(1 point)
Responses

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Lemon v. Kurtzman

Engel v. Vitale
Engel v. Vitale

Unemployment Division v. Smith
Unemployment Division v. Smith

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Answer 1

The Supreme Court decision that first ruled that government-organized prayer in public schools was unconstitutional is **Engel v. Vitale**. This landmark case, decided in 1962, held that the recitation of a school-sponsored prayer violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.