Question

2 Points

What was the effect of the Supreme Court decision described in this
headline?
DAILY NEWS 1962
In Engel v. Vitale,
Court Rules That
School Board Cannot
Sponsor Prayer
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A. School prayer was banned in public schools across the United
States.
O
B. The decision was reversed by a later Supreme Court ruling that
protected school prayer as free expression.
O
C. A new amendment was passed to allow school prayer.
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D. School prayers had to be provided by individual religious groups.

Answer 1

School prayer was banned in public schools across the United

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

A. School prayer was banned in public schools across the United

States.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case of Engel v. Vitale (1962), the court defined as contradicting the Constitution the development by a certain agency of the State of New York of the text of the prayer for students of a free high school. Although the prayer was clearly neutral from the point of view of faiths, the Supreme Court firmly stated that officially supported religious events were tantamount to introducing a state religion and therefore contrary to the Constitution.