Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following could be part of the U.S. Supreme Court’s dissenting opinion in the case of
Wisconsin v. Yoder? a. | Life in an Amish community is essential for practicing this
faith. | b. | The Wisconsin law interferes with the free exercise of religion
for the Amish. | c. | Education through age 16 is necessary for students to achieve
economic self-reliance. | d. | It is the parents’ liberty to direct the upbringing of
their children. | | |
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The
establishment clause a. | was considered to establish a “wall of separation”
according to Thomas Jefferson. | b. | deals with people’s right to practice their
beliefs. | c. | makes secular governments
unconstitutional. | d. | invalidates the rule of freedom of
religion. | | |
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The
courts have generally held school-sponsored prayer during regular school hours to be a. | allowed if done
before classes begin. | b. | a violation of the First Amendment. | c. | allowed if a
time for silent prayer is set aside. | d. | never allowed even if students just pray to
themselves. | | |
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The
free exercise clause is associated with a. | religion. | c. | assembly. | b. | press. | d. | athletics. | | | | |
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The
Supreme Court uses a three-part test to decide whether a law is a violation of the establishment
clause. Which of the following is part of the test? a. | The operation of
the law must foster excessive entanglement of government with religion. | b. | The primary
effect of the law must neither advance nor prohibit religion. | c. | The law must
have a religious purpose. | d. | The primary purpose of the law must be to promote
religion. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Determine whether each of the following statements describes an Establishment
Clause issue or a Free Exercise Clause issue.
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Rabbi
invocation and benediction at school graduation ____________________
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Amish
refusal to send children to school through age 16 ____________________
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Mormon man’s claim to be able to have more than one wife since polygamy is a
recognized part of his religion ____________________
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State
program that provides vouchers to low-income parents to help pay tuition at a variety of nonpublic
schools including religiously affiliated schools ____________________
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Public school-sponsored prayer ____________________
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | endorsement
test | d. | animal
sacrifice | b. | school-sponsored prayer | e. | establishment clause | c. | free exercise
clause | | | | |
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protects the right of individuals to worship as they choose
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12.
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asks
whether the law or government action has the purpose or effect of endorsing religion
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violates the establishment clause
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forbids government from setting up churches
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violates the free exercise clause
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Short Answer
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1. Giving points to prisoners that help them qualify for
early release if they attend church in prison
2. The practice of animal sacrifice in
religious ceremonies
3. Requiring school football team to pray together
before a game
4. Posting Ten Commandments in each public school
classroom
5. Using public school classroom before school for a
voluntary prayer club
6. Muslim inmates want meals served after dark during
Ramadan | |
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Determine which of the statements relate to the free exercise of religion and which
relate to the establishment of religion.
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