Your Rights: Freedom of Religion

Read the excerpt from the US Constitution. Congress shall make no law respecting . . . religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Which example violates this portion of Amendment I?

d. A governor declares a new state religion.

In the American colonies, which document called for religious freedom and helped to create aspects fo the First Amendment?

d. The Virginia Declaration of Rights

According to the establishment clause, how would a historical society's posting of the Ten Commandments along with the history of religion and its beliefs and practices be viewed?

d. The posting would not be in violation of the clause because people willingly go to the historical society.

Which example violates the free-exercise Clause?

d. stopping a religious group from buying a building based on their faith

The First Amendment's free-exercise clause gives

d. the people the right to choose their own set of religious beliefs.

Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Constitution's ___________ Amendment.

First

Which scenario is allowed under the free-exercise clause?

a. A parent leads a prayer in a public park.

Elmbrook School District, located in California, held graduations at a local church. How might this violate the establishment clause?

a. The school cannot be associated with any particular religion.

According to the precedent, Santa Fe School District v. Doe, a teacher who allows a student to lead a prayer at a high school baseball game would most likely be ruled

a. unconstitutional, because the game is affiliated with the school.

Courts that use a landmark case as precedent for a decision are

a. using an earlier case as a guide.

What is true of a non-denominational activity?

b. It does not support any religion.

What is true of a secular activity?

b. It is separate from all religious traditions.

Why was freedom of religion added to the First Amendment?

b. The colonists suffered persecution for their religious beliefs.

What does separation of church and state mean?

b. The government cannot make laws based on religion.

In Engel v. Vitale, why did the courts rule that prayer in schools was unconstitutional?

b. The prayer was considered a religious activity.

The First Amendment guarantees

b. religious freedom.

The establishment clause would prevent

b. the mayor's office from displaying a cross

What is the purpose of the establishment clause?

b. to stop government from supporting one religion

Senator Quintero donates money to his local church from his personal checking account. Senator Kleinman donates money from a federally funded account to her church. Based on this scenario, which senator is in violation of the establishment clause?

c. Senator Kleinman is in violation because she took the money from a federally funded account.

An activity passes the "Lemon Test" if it is

c. secular, neutral, and free of entanglement.