Students identify with 50-year-old supreme court case by nina totenberg 1.part a: which statement best expresses the central idea of the text? a students learned not to take their constitutional rights for granted after watching the re-enactment of the supreme court case. b the goal of the supreme court case re-enactment was to get students more interested and involved in america’s justice system. c the supreme court case that protected students’ freedom of speech in school continues to be important and relevant to students 50 years later. d mary beth tinker hopes that re-enactments of the supreme court case will encourage students to speak up against injustice on school grounds.

The correct answer is D Mary Beth Tinker hopes that re-enactments of the Supreme Court case will encourage students to speak up against injustice on school grounds.

Explanation:

Mary Beth Tinker was a 13-year-old lady who was suspended in 1965 for wearing black armbands in an act of protest for the war in Vietnam. And in 1969, the supreme court said that students cannot be censored, only if they have a disruptive, in order way students have the right not to be censored for protesting.

C.The Supreme Court case that protected students’ freedom of speech in school continues to be important and relevant to students 50 years later.

Explanation:

The text Students Identify with 50-Year-Old Supreme Court Case written by journalist Nina Totenberg speaks about the students that relate to the Tinker v. the Des Moines Independent Community School District supreme court that is called the first amendment of the students, what happened was that Tinker, a 13 years old who along with other 4 students used black armbands to go to school and protest against the Vietnam war, and up to today the Students relate to it because it is still relevant for them.