Supreme Court Asked to Review Texas Ten Commandments Law
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Texas has a new law about schools. The law says schools must show the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are old religious rules. Some people do not like this law. They asked the Supreme Court to look at it.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. It can say if a law is right or wrong. People asked the court to block the law. This means stop the law from working.
The people who asked the court want no religious signs in public schools. Public schools are schools for everyone, paid for by the government. They say schools should not choose one religion.
Texas made the law because state leaders wanted it. But other groups think it is not fair for all students. Now the Supreme Court must decide what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ten Commandments
- old religious rules from the Bible
- Supreme Court
- the highest court in the United States
- court
- a place where judges decide about laws
- block
- to stop something from happening
- public schools
- schools run by the government for everyone
- religion
- belief in a god or gods
- law
- an official rule made by the government
- display
- to show something publicly
- review
- to look at something again carefully
- requirement
- something you must do
- state
- a part of a country, like Texas
- government
- the group that runs a country or state
- fair
- equal and right for everyone
- decide
- to choose an answer
- students
- people who study at school
Quiz
Answer key
1. Display the Ten Commandments 2. The Supreme Court 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Texas has a new law about _____. The law says schools must show the _____ _____. Some people do not like this law. They asked the _____ _____ to look at it.
The Supreme Court is the highest _____ in the United States. People asked the court to _____ the law. This means stop the law from working.
The people who asked the court want no religious signs in public _____. They say schools should not choose one _____.
Texas made the law because state leaders wanted it. Now the Supreme Court must _____ what happens next.
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