Understanding the 1st Amendment

Read and follow with this activity to help understand the 1st Amendment. Answer all questions in Microsoft word.

Introduction: Read this scenario and answer the question that follows

    Until the early 1970s, children in Wisconsin were required to attend school until they were 16. But members of the Amish religion did not want their children to attend school after grade 8. Instead, the Amish wanted children to stay in their communities, learning the jobs they would have as adults. When one 15-year-old Amish girl didn’t return to school after finishing grade 8, state officials tried to force her parents to send her to school.

Question 1: Can the state officials force her to return? Why? (minimum 5 sentences)

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