First Amendment
Curriculum vs. Non-curricular
Court Cases
Homosexual Rights
Vocabulary
100
The First Amendment is about these Freedoms.
What is Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, and Freedom of Press?
100
The Gay Straight Alliance wasn't a part of the school activities, therefore known as...
What is Non-curricular?
100
This case is about how a school denied the rights of a group of students interested in starting a club dealing with sexual orientation.
What is Boyd County High School Gay Straight Alliance vs. Board of Education of Boyd County case?
100
This state legalized homosexual marriage first.
What is Massachusetts?
100
Subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.
What is Curriculum?
200
This Freedom means people can join and associate with groups and organizations without interference.
What is Freedom of Assembly?
200
This club is also Non-curricular. It studies the Bible and religion.
What is Christian Fellowship Club?
200
This case played a major role by helping set up the school club's case.
What is Mergens vs. Board of Education?
200
The federal government accords 1,138 benefits and responsibilities based on marital status but not on this.
What is Civil Union Status?
200
Groups that do not receive school credit.
What is Non-curricular?
300
The GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) was allowed by this group to assemble until chaos, made by others, occurred.
What is the Board of Education of Boyd County?
300
Lying about their status, this club is actually non-curricular. It's known for actors and singers.
What is Drama Club?
300
This Act states that it is unlawful for public secondary schools that receive federal funds to deny access to any students who wish to conduct a meeting within that limited open forum on the basis of religious, political, philosophical, or other content at meetings.
What is Equal Access Act?
300
The District of Columbia and 47 states have anti-hate crime laws, however only this many states and D.C. include sexual orientation in their legislation.
What is 24?
300
The name for equal access and opportunity.
What is Limited Open Forum?
400
This Act was violated when the Board shut down all clubs, but continued to let them but not the GSA meet at school.
What is Equal Access Act?
400
A non-curricular club that isn't taught and is for students who have a 3.5 GPA and does a certain amount of community service each year.
What is Beta Club?
400
In the Mergens vs. Board of Education of Westside Community Schools, instead of a Gay Straight Alliance club, it was a?
What is Christian Club?
400
In July 2009, the Senate approved this Act outlawing hate crimes based on both sexual orientation and gender identity.
What is Matthew Shepard Act?
400
Of the Education Amendment of 1972, this prohibits gender discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds.
What is Title IX?
500
A group that engages in some form of public or private expression and is protected by the First Amendment.
What is Expressive Association?
500
Two non-curricular programs that meet and plan for dances and grade-level activities.
What is Junior and Senior Executive Council.
500
This club was meant to provide students with a safe haven, to talk about anti-gay harassment, and to work together to promote tolerance, understanding, and acceptance of once another regardless of sexual orientation.
What is the Boyd County High School Gay Straight Alliance club.
500
This policy prevented homosexuals of any type from openly serving in the military from 2004-2011. It is now banned, but the discrimination still happens.
What is "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?
500
A court order that would block the school officials from prohibiting the club.
What is preliminary injunction?
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