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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Viewing Guide

Viewing guide for the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Homework Help video.

What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940)?
What did Barnette and the other Jehovah’s Witnesses argue? What did the West Virginia State Board of Education argue?
How did the Supreme Court rule in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette? What constitutional principle did their decision rest on?
What did Justice Frankfurter argue in his dissent?
Do you think the Court made the correct decision in this case? Why or why not?
Justice Robert Jackson’s majority opinion stated, in part, “If there be is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.” Rewrite this statement in your own words. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not?