SCOTUS Comparison Practice FRQ

The following is an excerpt from a speech given at a student assembly by Matthew Fraser in support of his friend Jeff Kuhlman's bid for student council: "I know a man who is firm--he's firm in his pants, he's firm in his shirt, his character is firm--but most...of all, his belief in you, the students of Bethel, is firm. If necessary, he'll take an issue and nail it to the wall. He doesn't attack things in spurts--he drives hard, pushing and pushing until finally---he succeeds. Jeff is a man who will go to the very end--even the climax, for each and every one of you." In Bethel v. Fraser, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the school did not violate Fraser's rights in suspending him.

Identify the constitutional provision that was at issue in both Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) and Bethel v. Fraser (1986)

Explain how the facts in Bethel v. Frasier and the facts in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District led to different results.

Explain how a candidate running for office could use the data in the bar chart in his or her campaign.