Rights guaranteed by the Constitution may not be abridged by legislation which has no reasonable relation to
some purpose within the competency of the State. The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose excludes any general power of the State to standardize its children by
forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the mere creature of the State;
those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right, coupled with the highl duty, to recognize and
prepare him for additional obligations.
-From the Supreme Court ruling in Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925) regarding parents' rights to send their
children to a religious school instead of public school
Which of the following Supreme Court cases has a similar constitutional question to Pierce v. Society of
Sisters (1925)?
- Engel v. Vitale (1962)
- Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
- Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
- Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)