Engel v. Vitale

(noun)

A 1962 Supreme Court case that determined it unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and require its recitation in public schools, even when the prayer is non-denominational and students may excuse themselves from participation.

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Examples of Engel v. Vitale in the following topics:

  • The Warren Court

    • Brown v.
    • Brown v.
    • Gideon v.
    • Connecticut) and it established that public schools cannot have official prayer (Engel v.
    • Vitale) or mandatory Bible readings (Abington School District v.

  • The Revival of Domesticity and Religion

    • The centrality of the "separation" concept to the Religion Clauses of the Constitution was made explicit in Everson v.
    • In Engel v.
    • Vitale (1962), the Court determined it unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and require its recitation in public schools, even when the prayer is non-denominational and students may excuse themselves from participation.

  • The Second Bank of the United States

    • The result was the Panic of 1819 and the situation leading up to McCulloch v.
    • Jackson struck at this vital source of funds in 1833 by instructing his Secretary of the Treasury to deposit federal tax revenues in state banks, soon nicknamed "pet banks" because of their loyalty to Jackson's party.