In Wallace v. Jaffree (1985), the Supreme Court _____ an Alabama law that required students in public schools to _____.

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The Supreme Court struck down the Alabama law because it was seen as a way to endorse religion, thus violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The law mandated a moment of silence that was ostensibly for meditation or voluntary prayer, but the Court found its true purpose was to encourage prayer in public schools.

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