Below are 3 cases that have to be read and answer the questions
Question 1:
Read Engel et al. v. Vitale et al., 370 U.S. 421 and Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783. Brief both cases. Find the issues in both and set forth the lower court’s ruling and the ruling of the Supreme Court. Do these Supreme Court rulings contradict one another? How can you reconcile them?
Question 2:
Read Van Orden v. Perry, 545 U.S. 677 and McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union, 545 U.S. 844. Brief both cases. Find the issues in both and set forth the lower court’s ruling and the ruling of the Supreme Court. Do these Supreme Court rulings contradict one another?How can you reconcile them?
Question 3:
Read Santa Fe School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290,Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U.S. 38 and Stone v. Graham, 449 U.S. 39. Brief all cases. Based on the rulings in the above cases, how do you think the Supreme Court would rule regarding beginning class in a public school with the Pledge of Allegiance?