Tinker v. Des Moines:

Question

Freedom of Speech for Students
Law for Kids
Question 5) What caused the conflict between the students and the school?(1 point)
Responses

The students chose to wear the armbands after the school banned all protests.
The students chose to wear the armbands after the school banned all protests.

The school permitted the students to protest local events only.
The school permitted the students to protest local events only.

The school prohibited the students to wear dark colored clothes.
The school prohibited the students to wear dark colored clothes.

The students refused to wear the armbands after the school permitted it.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The students chose to wear the armbands after the school banned all protests.

This action led to the conflict because the students were expressing their opposition to the Vietnam War, and the school tried to suppress that form of expression.

Answer 2

Excerpt from "A Christmas Carol": Marley's Ghost
By Charles Dickens 1843
Question 6) Why did the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa rule in favor of the school? (Paragraphs 8-9)(1 point)
Responses

The First Amendment covers only actual speech, not "symbolic" speech.
The First Amendment covers only actual speech, not "symbolic" speech.

The school's right to create order outweighed the students' rights.
The school's right to create order outweighed the students' rights.

The arm bands were not a form of symbolic speech.
The arm bands were not a form of symbolic speech.

The students had no protection under the First Amendment.

Answer 3

The correct response is:

The school's right to create order outweighed the students' rights.

This ruling reflected the court's view that the school environment required certain rules to maintain order, which they believed justified restricting the students' expression in this case.

Answer 4

Question 7) Why did the author include this detail in the article?

The students’ lawyer, Dan Johnston, argued that the school district had allowed other forms of political speech in the school, including political buttons. No riots or upheavals resulted. (Paragraph 10)

(1 point)
Responses

To prove that the school had a history of major disruptions due to political speech
To prove that the school had a history of major disruptions due to political speech

To support the school preventing all forms of political speech
To support the school preventing all forms of political speech

To disagree with the school about allowing all forms of political speech on school grounds
To disagree with the school about allowing all forms of political speech on school grounds

To demonstrate that other types of political speech did not lead to disruption

Answer 5

The correct response is:

To demonstrate that other types of political speech did not lead to disruption.

This detail supports the students' argument that wearing armbands should also be permitted since other forms of political expression had not caused any issues.

Answer 6

Question 8) Which detail from the text best demonstrates the Supreme Court’s decision about students’ rights?(1 point)
Responses

“In this case, the school failed to present any real evidence that wearing black armbands would disrupt education at the school.” (Paragraph 20)
“In this case, the school failed to present any real evidence that wearing black armbands would disrupt education at the school.” (Paragraph 20)

“Justice Fortas wrote that students and teachers do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.’” (Paragraph 11)
“Justice Fortas wrote that students and teachers do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.’” (Paragraph 11)

“some students in Iowa schools– and, indeed, in all schools– will be ready, able, and willing to defy their teachers on practically all orders.” (Paragraph 19)
“some students in Iowa schools– and, indeed, in all schools– will be ready, able, and willing to defy their teachers on practically all orders.” (Paragraph 19)

“Uncontrolled and uncontrollable liberty is an enemy to domestic peace ” (Paragraph 19)

Answer 7

The correct response is:

“Justice Fortas wrote that students and teachers do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.’” (Paragraph 11)

This detail directly reflects the Supreme Court’s decision regarding students' rights, emphasizing that students retain their constitutional rights while at school.

Answer 8

Question 9) Which detail from the text best supports that the narrator is critical of Scrooge? (1 point)
Responses

"'And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say God bless it!'" (Paragraph 25)
"'And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say God bless it!'" (Paragraph 25)

"Scrooge never painted out old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the ware-house door: Scrooge and Marley." (Paragraph 5)
"Scrooge never painted out old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the ware-house door: Scrooge and Marley." (Paragraph 5)

"The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice." (Paragraph 6)
"The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice." (Paragraph 6)

"And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to" (Paragraph 1)

Answer 9

The correct response is:

"The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice." (Paragraph 6)

This detail vividly illustrates Scrooge's cold and unkind nature, highlighting the narrator's critical view of him by emphasizing his physical demeanor and how it reflects his character.

Answer 10

Question 10) In paragraph 6, the narrator describes Scrooge as "secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."

What does the simile "solitary as an oyster" suggest about Scrooge?

(1 point)
Responses

He is mysterious and difficult to understand, like the inside of an oyster.
He is mysterious and difficult to understand, like the inside of an oyster.

He is open to companionship and friendship, like the shell of an oyster waiting to be opened.
He is open to companionship and friendship, like the shell of an oyster waiting to be opened.

He is quiet and reserved, like an oyster that does not make any noise.
He is quiet and reserved, like an oyster that does not make any noise.

He is emotionally closed off and isolated, like an oyster tightly sealed in its shell.

Answer 11

The correct response is:

He is emotionally closed off and isolated, like an oyster tightly sealed in its shell.

This simile implies that Scrooge is withdrawn and does not allow others to get close to him, reflecting his isolation and inability to connect with others emotionally.