The FitnessGram Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute
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Bill of Rights
The last state needed to ratify the Bill of Rights finally gave its approval on December 15, 1791, making the Bill of Rights an official act of law. -
Schenk v. United States
Supreme Court Decision upholding the Espionage Act of 1917, citing that freedom of speech and press could be limited if the words and circumstances create a "clear and present danger." -
Evans v. Selma Unions High School District of Fresno County
California State Supreme Court case ruling that it is constitutional for schools to purchase the Bible, but only as a reading reference and not for the purpose of adopting any "theory or dogma within." -
Gitlow v. New York
Supreme Court case ruling that the First Amendment right to free speech applied to state laws under the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Near v. Minnesota
Supreme Court ruling that restraint on anti-Semitic publications is a violation of the First Amendment. The decision also struck down a state law allowing police to confiscate malicious, scandalous or obscene publications. -
West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette
Supreme Court case which established that children in school had the right to refuse the Pledge of Allegiance, and could not be punished by the school for doing so. In addition, the court struck down any school rules that required students to say the pledge. -
Roth v. United States
Supreme Court case which defined obscenity as anything that "appeals to the prurient interest," as opposed to merely sexual material. The court also ruled that obscenity has no social importance, and is therefore not entitled to free speech protection. -
Abington School District v. Schempp
Supreme Court case in which the court ruled that school-sponsored Bible readings are unconstitutional, and violate the separation of church and state. -
New York Times v. Sullivan
Supreme Court decision that public officials cannot sue news organizations for inaccuracies made by mistake. Officials now had to prove not only that the information was wrong, but that it was released with malicious or reckless intent. -
Texas v. Johnson
Supreme Court decision that struck down laws against flag burning, citing that the laws went against the First Amendment right to free speech. -
Lee v. Weisman
Supreme Court decision which held that an official non-denominational prayer before a high school graduation was unconstitutional, citing the separation of church and state. -
Van Orden v. Perry
Supreme Court case which held that displaying a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments in front of the Texas Sate Capitol building does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The court explained it as an "acknowledgement of our nation's heritage."
