Yoder vs. Wisconsin

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The paper discusses 'Wisconsin vs. Yoder', the Supreme Court case that decided that Amish families do not have to send their children to school past the level of eighth grade, unlike other American children. The writer discusses the Supreme Court's arguments regarding the case, political theorists views on the issue, and the writer's own opinion of the issue.

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"The court also stated that there was not enough of a difference between the age of the children who are dropping out of school in the Amish community and the required age needed to drop out independently of public/private schools. They also said that the Amish were an exception to the compulsory law, and that most other children would be forced to abide by the law. Because there is a long documented history of the Amish church, its disapproval of higher education, since the Amish have been a private religious sect for over three decades, and since they have an extensive history of being a self-sufficient and successful population in American society, their religious beliefs can be taken seriously and importantly in modern society."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Adjudicating What Yoder Left Unresolved: Religious Rights for Minor Children after Danforth and Carey." University of Pennsylvania Law Review 126(1978): 1135-1170.
• Honig, Bonnie. "My Culture Made Me Do It." Pgs. 35-40. "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?" 1999.
• Kymlicka, Will. "Liberal Complacencies." Pgs. 31-34. "Is Muliculturalism Bad for Women?" 1999.
• Wisconsin v. Yoder. 406 U.S. 205 http://supreme.justia.com/us/406/205/case.html (15 May 1972).

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