Religious Freedom

Which amendment guarantees religious freedom? 

• Amendment 2
• Amendment 5
• Amendment 1
• Amendment 13

Can the government create an official religion?

• Yes
• No
• Sometimes

What does the establishment clause declare?

• Government can not take actions that create an official religion
• Guarantees each person the right ro hold any religious beliefs they choose  

Which court case held that the Ten Commandments could not be shown in a Kentucky courthouse because of their focus on the religious aspect? 

• McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky 
• Engel v. Vitale 
• Van Orden v. Perry
• Everson v. Board of Education

The free exercise clause is...

• not having to pay to pray
• the right to not exercise if you want
• the right to exercise in whatever way you want 
• the guarantee that each person has the right to hold any religious beliefs they choose 

In colonial times many people came to the colonies in pursuit of religious freedom

• True
• False

Governments cannot declare an official religion but can favor one over another 

• True
• False

Separation of Church and State states...

• the government must not make any policies associated with favoring a religion
• that states must each have their own religion 
• that churches must be surronded by a fence
• each church must have their own state

Lemon v. Kurtzman stuck down which law?

• All ten of the first ten amendments 
• prohibition
• A law that allowed public funding for for the teaching of nonreligious subjects at private schools 
• Funding for public schools