This columns shows that partitioned ethnic groups have suffered significantly longer and more devastating civil wars. It also uncovers substantial spillovers as ethnic conflict spreads from the historical homeland of groups partitioned to nearby areas where non-split ethnicities reside
In the year 1962, the Supreme Court of the United States banned the state-sponsored prayer in the public schools of New York.
The Supreme Court ruled in the Engel V. Vitale that it is unlawful that the public officers prepare an formal school prayer and promote its recitation in the schools.
Engels V. Vitale was one of the milestone cases ruled by the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Supreme Court held that the recitation of written prayers in public was unconstitutional as it infringes the Establishment Clause of Amendment First to the U.S. Constitution.
It unified and increased the power of the national state. It increased the feeling of French nationalism, and it set a precedent for a democratic French government.
