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Which of the following cases declared that prayer in the public school was unconstitutional?

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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Engel v. Vitale
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Baker v. Carr
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Roe v. Wade
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The correct option is B Engel v. Vitale
Engel v. Vitale cases declared that prayer in the public school was unconstitutional. Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools.

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