Which is NOT a guideline that Congress follows when deciding if the government is following the establishment clause?

The courts see if the Founders would have supported that religious practice

Which of the following is an example of a question about the establishment clause?

The government pays chaplains to serve on naval ships

Which of the following is an example of a question about the free exercise clause?

Government prohibits sacrificing animals for religious purposes

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1
It is the job of US Congress to decide how freedom of religion clauses of the First Amendment should be interpreted.
False
True
2
Men like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were greatly concerned about the dangers of religious ____________
Intolerance
Supremacy
Diversity
Control
3
Which is NOT a guideline that Congress follows when deciding if the government is following the establishment clause?
The courts examine whether there is special treatment to one religion
The courts see whether government is making people participate in religion
The courts see if the Founders would have supported that religious practice
The courts examine whether government is actively endorsing religion
4
At the time the Constitution was written, there were no public schools as we know them.
False
True
5
Which of the following was a colonial religious group mentioned in the book?
Jews
Muslims
Lutherans
Anglicans
6
The Freedom of Religion clause can be found in which amendment?
First
Sixth
Tenth
Fourteenth
7
Which of the following is an example of a question about the establishment clause?
Government prohibits handling poisonous snakes in religious ceremonies
Government prohibits sacrificing animals for religious purposes
The government pays chaplains to serve on naval ships
Government requires public school students to be vaccinated
8
The government cannot control your religious ________________, but can control your religious _____________________.
Beliefs; Practices
Beliefs; Discrimination
Practices; Beliefs
Discrimination; Practices
9
Which of the following is an example of a question about the free exercise clause?
Government cannot make Catholicism the national religion
Government cannot pay chaplains to serve in the armed forces
The government does not allow schools to observe religious holidays
Government prohibits sacrificing animals for religious purposes
10
Many colonies only had one religious group controlling them.
False
True

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