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question 25 of 25
the tinker v. des moines supreme court case concerned two students who wore black armbands to school to protest the vietnam war. the school district suspended the students, possibly violating their right to free speech.
which best summarizes the majority opinion?
a. the second amendment guarantees citizens the right to bear arms and form a militia, so they were allowed to express their feelings on the war.
b. there is no precedent for schools to limit the rights of students, so it is unconstitutional to suspend the students for their armbands.
c. the case went through the process of judicial review to determine that fear of disruption alone was reason enough to suspend the students.
d. the first amendment protects the students right to wear the armbands; they werent disruptive, and the school allowed others to wear controversial symbols.

Explanation:

The Tinker v. Des Moines case centered on students' free - speech rights. The First Amendment protects free speech. The students' wearing of armbands was a form of symbolic speech and was not disruptive. The school had allowed other controversial symbols. So, the majority opinion was that the First Amendment protected their right to wear the armbands.

Answer:

D. The First Amendment protects the students' right to wear the armbands; they weren't disruptive, and the school allowed others to wear controversial symbols.