8.1 Freedom of Religion

The _____________ states that Congress cannot pass laws supporting a specific religion.

• Establishment Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Elastic Clause

• General Welfare Clause

According to Thomas Jefferson, the First Amendment creates a "wall of separation" between ________________.

• church and state

• Catholics & Protestants

• Christians & Muslims

• government and citizens

In Everson v Board of Education, the Supreme Court set a precedent that allows ________________ to receive federal funding if it benefits students in a non secular way.

• parochial schools

• charter schools

• public schools

• foreign schools

To determine whether or not state aid to a church school is Constitutional, the ______________ says the funding must avoid an "excessive government entanglement with religion."

• Lemon Test

• Tinker Case

• Governor

• Central Intelligence Agency

In the Supreme Court case Engel v Vitale, ______________ was deemed unconstitutional....

• school prayer

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes

• Pledge of Allegiance

• the Christmas Tree

Santa Fe Independent School District v Doe prohibited student led prayer ________________ before sporting events.

• over the intercom

• on the field of play

• in the locker room

• on school property

In exception to limits on prayer, the ______________ allows student religious groups to hold meetings in the school.

• Equal Access Act

• Fair Trade Act

• Tinker Case

• Board of Education

The Supreme Court has consistently supported the teaching of the _______________ and not recognized the teaching of creationism as a violation.

• theory of evolution

• theory of Natural Selection

• Big Bang theory

• Ten Commandments

The ______________ prohibits government from interfering with a citizen's practice of religion.

• Free Exercise Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Establishment Clause

• General Welfare Clause

In Reynolds v United States, the Supreme Court did not support the free exercise clause because Reynold's religious practice of polygamy violated ______________.

• federal law

• marriage license

• Free Exercise Clause

• Establishment Clause