Your Rights: Freedom of Religion Answers

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Which scenario is allowed under the free-exercise clause?

A parent leads a prayer in a public park.

A teacher gives out crosses at school.

A doctor charges religious patients less money.

A worker places a menorah in the lobby at city hall

Why was freedom of religion added to the First Amendment?

The colonists wanted prayer taken out of schools.

The colonists suffered unfair treatment for their religious beliefs in the past.

The colonists wanted Catholicism to be the country’s main religion.

The colonists thought the government should have religious control.

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What is the purpose of the establishment clause?

to give citizens the right to form religious groups

to stop government from supporting one religion

to give government power to choose a state religion

to stop citizens from practicing religion in public

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