Asked by Gisell Garcia on Jun 30, 2024
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What does the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution provide?
A) That government cannot make a law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
B) That government cannot make a law respecting an establishment of religion.
C) That government cannot make a law referencing religion in any manner.
D) That government cannot make a law prohibiting the free exercise of religion; that government cannot make a law respecting an establishment of religion; and that government cannot make a law referencing religion in any manner.
E) None of these
Establishment Clause
One of two provisions in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that protect citizens’ freedom of religion. It prohibits (i) the establishment of a national religion by Congress and (ii) the preference of one religion over another or of religion over nonreligious philosophies in general.
First Amendment
The part of the United States Constitution that protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Constitution
The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.
- Recognize the protective provisions stipulated in the Bill of Rights, including the right to wield arms, freedom of religious observance, the shield against providing self-incriminating evidence, and the guard against searches lacking justification.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize the protective provisions stipulated in the Bill of Rights, including the right to wield arms, freedom of religious observance, the shield against providing self-incriminating evidence, and the guard against searches lacking justification.
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