Featured Article Quiz #142
Menora v. Illinois High School Association
#1 In Menora v. Illinois High School Association, what was the IHSA’s main reason for banning kippot during the basketball tournament?
They said kippot could fall and cause injuries, so they banned head coverings on the court.
They banned kippot because the tournament did not allow any religious symbols anywhere on school property.
They banned kippot because Jewish religious law forbids head coverings during sports.
#2 Which approach did the Seventh Circuit use to overturn the district court in Menora v. Illinois High School Association?
The “false conflict” doctrine, reasoning the conflict could be resolved by a secure head-covering.
The “strict scrutiny” test that automatically invalidates any regulation affecting religion.
A requirement to apply only the Lemon test to religious disputes involving schools.
#3 According to the text, what happened to the Sherbert test in a later Supreme Court decision mentioned as narrowing it?
Employment Division v. Smith narrowed the Sherbert test.
Employment Division v. Smith expanded the Sherbert test and made it easier for plaintiffs to win.
Employment Division v. Smith replaced Sherbert with a test that never considers government interests.