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Read the excerpt from the US Constitution.Congress shall make no law respecting . . . religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

A
A student is allowed to read the Bible in class.
B
A woman is allowed to hold a religious meeting in a park.
C
A mayor attends a different church than his employees.
D
A governor declares a new state religion.
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What does separation of church and state mean?

C
Churches cannot make laws that violate state laws.
T
The government cannot make laws based on religion.
C
Churches are built a certain distance from state buildings.
T
The government has to make separate laws for churches.
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The First Amendment’s free-exercise clause gives

A
the government the right to promote specific religions and faiths.
B
the people the right to set up religious displays on public property.
C
the government the right to create a national religion for all people.
D
the people the right to choose their own set of religious beliefs.
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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.

T
They are both in violation because government officials are not allowed to donate to one religion
S
Senator Quintero is in violation because he donated a large amount of money to the church.
S
Senator Kleinman is in violation because she took the money from a federally funded account.
N
Neither senator is in violation because they have the right to donate to any religious group.
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In Engel v. Vitale, why did the courts rule that prayer in schools was unconstitutional?

T
The prayer took time away from instruction.
T
The prayer was considered a religious activity.
T
The prayer promoted one religion.
T
The prayer was required in the school.
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A principal who leads a prayer at a graduation violates the First Amendment’s

e
establishment clause.
f
freedom of religion clause.
f
free-exercise clause.
l
lemon test clause.
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The First Amendment guarantees

d
due process of law.
r
religious freedom.
t
the right to a fair trial.
t
the right to bear arms.
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Which scenario is allowed under the free-exercise clause?

A
A parent leads a prayer in a public park.
A
A teacher gives out crosses at school.
A
A doctor charges religious patients less money.
A
A worker places a menorah in the lobby at city hall
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According to the establishment clause, how would a government funded museum posting of the Ten Commandments along with the history of religion and its beliefs and practices be viewed?

A
The posting would be in violation of the clause because religious items cannot be put in public places.
B
The posting would be in violation of the clause because the items relate to a particular religion.
C
The posting would not be in violation of the clause because people willingly go to the historical museum.
D
The posting would not be in violation of the clause because there is a learning purpose to the items.
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An activity passes the "Lemon Test” if it is

n
not secular, biased, or entangled.
s
secular, biased, and free of entanglement.
s
secular, neutral, and free of entanglement.
n
not secular, neutral, or free of entanglement.

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