*Engle+v.+Vitale

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 * Year-** The case was heard on April 3,1962 at Warren Court BY THE WARREN COURT - THAT'S THE NAME OF THE CHEIF JUSTICE

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 * Summary:** In 1962 NO CAPS In New Hyde Park, New York COMMA several families from a public school began complaining about the prayer at the start of the day. Their religious beliefs were not the same as those being preached and THEY felt their religious beliefs were being contradicted. The school argued that it was building character and good citizenship with the early morning prayers. Since this decision was dealing directly with the establishment clause it was sent directly to the Supreme Court. NO - IT WENT THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE COURT SYSTEM FIRST

Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the PUBLIC school day violate the "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment? 5/5
 * Legal Issue/Question-**

VOTING AGAINST THE DECISION. Two justices were not in court that session HYPHEN OR COLON Justice Felix Frankfurter and Justice Byron White. The court made it illegal to have the government try to enforce prayer in PUBLIC school. Since then the court has had to resolve several more cases dealing with religion in schools. The court resolved the issue by clarifying the line between church and state, AND public schools are not allowed to SPONSOR PRAYER pray DOES THE BUILDING PRAY? because they are funded by the government COMMA but private schools which are privately funded are allowed to pray. RUN-ON SENTENCE 4.5/5
 * Decision or Holding**: The court decided that government HYPHEN directed prayer in public schools is unconstitutional and in violation of the establishment clause. The justice’s votes were 6-1, WITH only Justice Potter Stewart


 * Significance-**This case was one of the first, NO COMMA in which a variety of religious activities sponsored by the government were found to violate the Establishment Clause. This was the first case which effectively prohibited the government from sponsoring or endorsing official prayers in schools. 5/5

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GOOD JOB OVERALL. NEED TO PROOF READ FOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR - ESPECIALLY PUNCTUATION (COMMA USAGE!) 23/25 = 92% (B+)