Assessment Freedom of Religion

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

The establishment clause would prevent

• a church from being built in a Jewish area
• the mayor’s office from displaying a cross
• a citizen from placing a religious scene in a business

What does separation of church and state mean?

• Churches cannot make laws that violate state laws.
• The government cannot make laws based on religion.
• Churches are built a certain distance from state buildings.

The First Amendment guarantees

• due process of law.
• religious freedom.
• the right to a fair trial.

A student is praying alone in his public school cafeteria before lunch. This activity is acceptable according to the establishment clause because

• prayer is not allowed in government places.
• other students might feel pressured to pray.
• the school is not asking the student to pray.

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?

• A woman is allowed to hold a religious meeting in a park.
• A mayor attends a different church than his employees.
• A governor declares a new state religion.

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.

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

• The prayer was considered a religious activity.
• The prayer promoted one religion.
• The prayer was required in the school.

What is true of a non-denominational activity?

• It supports a particular religion.
• It does NOT support a specific religion.
• It operates on private property.

What is true of a secular activity?

• It is compatible with all religious traditions.
• It is separate from all religious traditions.
• It is specific to Christian religious traditions.