CASE BASICS
The last name of the teacher involved in this case.
Who is Pickering?
Pickering wrote this to express his opinion.
What is a letter?
The amendment that protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of this person.
Who is Pickering?
This group gained stronger speech protection because of the case.
Who are public employees?
The group Pickering sued.
What is the Board of Education?
The letter was published in this place.
What is a newspaper?
Pickering claimed his rights were violated under this freedom.
What is freedom of speech?
The Court said teachers can speak on issues of this type.
What are public concerns?
The case helps define speech on matters of this importance.
What is public concern?
This type of court made the final decision in the case.
What is the Supreme Court?
Pickering was fired for writing about this topic.
What is school funding / school finances?
The Supreme Court said public employees do not lose this right.
What is free speech?
The Court created a test that balances employee speech and this.
What is the employer’s interest?
Pickering v. Board of Education is often taught in this subject.
civics/government/EAP
The year the Supreme Court decided this case.
What is 1968?
Pickering criticized how this group used money.
What is the school board?
This document contains the First Amendment.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This is what the Court said the school failed to prove.
What is disruption to the school?
The case shows that criticism of the government can be this.
What is protected speech?
Pickering worked as this profession.
What is a teacher?
Pickering was fired because the school said his letter was this.
What is disruptive or harmful?
Pickering spoke as a private citizen, not as this.
What is a school employee at work?
The decision limited how schools can punish teachers for this.
What is speaking out?
This is the main lesson of the Pickering case.
What is that public employees have free speech rights?