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WorksheetsCivil Rights & Liberties - Religion
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Civil liberties are
freedoms that are not specified in the Constitution or in statutory laws, but make up the Unwritten Constitution.
the rights to vote and participate in the political process in a democracy.
citizensʹ rights to equal treatment under the law.
individual legal and constitutional protections against the government.
Freedom of Religion under the First Amendment is articulated by which clause(s)?
Commerce
Due Process
Establishment
Exercise
Privileges & immunities
Since the early 1900s, the Supreme Court has slowly nationalized the individual rights and freedoms from the Bill of rights, making them applicable to states and municipalities. This process in known as:
Inclination
Indoctrination
Incorporation
Immunization
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The Supreme Court overturned the city ordinance in Church of LukumiBabalu Aye Inc. v. City of Hialeah and allowed animal sacrifice because
there was no compelling state interest.
there was no clear and present danger
the city's ban violated an individual's right to due process.
the city's ban violated an individual's guarantee of free exercise.
the city's ban violated an individual's establishment protections
Lemon v. Kurtzman does NOT allow funding for religious private schools
True
False
The legal significance of Zelman v. Simmons Harris (2002) is that it
The legal significance of Zelman v. Simmons Harris (2002) is that it
upheld a state program giving families vouchers that could pay for tuition at religious schools.
outlawed prayer by students in public schools.
upheld a state law mandating prayer in public schools.
The teaching of "creation science" in public schools is a violation of free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
True
False
The First Amendment's prohibition from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion”
forbids the government from establishing an official religion.
prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another.
forbids the government from establishing an official religion, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another.
forbids the government from taxing religious institutions in the United States of America.
At the time of the ratification of the Constitution,
all states had bills of rights but there was no national Bill of Rights.
the national Bill of Rights also applied to the states.
there were no bills of rights in the United States.
both the national government and the states had bills of rights.
the national government had a Bill of Rights but, there were no state bills of rights.
In deciding to apply parts of the Bill of Rights into state laws since 1925, the Supreme Court has relied on powers in which of the following?
First Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
The Supreme Court has stipulated that the Amish community may remove their children from going to school after middle school on religious grounds because
the Amish are a group with special Constitutional protections.
the Amish pay higher taxes than other citizens.
the tight-knit community of the Amish makes it unlikely that one will become a burden on society.
the Amish have a lot of lawyers in their community.
Courts have rules that individuals can become conscientious objectors to war on religious grounds.
True
False
Despite personal religious freedoms, parents are still responsible to provide their children with urgent medical treatment.
True
False
In the case of Employment Division v. Smith (1988) the Court decided that
the government could limit/prohibit religious practices that did not target a particular religion(s) for a legitimate purpose.
government interests always trump religious freedoms.
government interests trump religious freedom if there is no danger.
religious freedoms take priority over government claims of public safety.
Which of the following Court cases held that state officials violated the First Amendment when they wrote a prayer to be recited children in New York public schools?
Lemon v. Kurtzman
School District of Abington Township v. Schempp
Engel v. Vitale
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
The Court has frequently tackled issues of religion and public schools. Which of the following established the basis by the Court for the government to provide financial assistance to religious academic institutions?
Abbington Township v. Schempp
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Engle v. Vitale
Employment Division v. Smith
