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

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Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder

Unemployment Division v. Smith
Unemployment Division v. Smith

Engel v. Vitale
Engel v. Vitale

Lemon v. Kurtzman

Answer 1

The Supreme Court decision that first ruled that government-organized prayer in public schools was unconstitutional is Engel v. Vitale. This decision was made in 1962, and it held that the State of New York's decision to compose a school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.