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rlane42

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The First Amendments free exercise clause bans government laws that prohibit the free exercise of religion. An excellent example of applying this standard is the one faced by Jehovahs Witnesses in 1943. What was that challenge?
 
  a. The Supreme Court ruled that Jehovahs Witnesses could not go door-to-door to advocate for their beliefs.
  b. The Supreme Court ruled that Jehovahs Witnesses were out of the mainstream of religious belief and were therefore not protected by the First Amendment.
  c. The Supreme Court ruled that Jehovahs Witnesses are not observing a legitimate religion.
  d. In West Virginia v. Barnette the Supreme Court ruled that the public school system could not suspend students who as Jehovahs Witnesses refused to salute the flag in their classrooms.
  e. In Brown v. Board of Education the Supreme Court upheld a law which banned prayer in school by students who were Jehovahs Witnesses.

Question 2

Americans often hear the metaphor of a wall of separation between church and state when referring to the First Amendments right to freedom of religion. When was this metaphor first used?
 
  a. in the 1960s, by the Supreme Court when it became increasingly liberal and turned on the church
  b. in the second half of the twentieth century, when atheists began to influence Congress
  c. during the Civil War, when religious groups demanded protection from government abuses
  d. in 1802 by President Thomas Jefferson, based on his reaction to the influential role of Protestantism in public life
  e. several thousand years ago, as a biblically based standard



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

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ANS: D




rlane42

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Reply 2 on: Jul 9, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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