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Understanding the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses

Learn about the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses in the First Amendment, exploring their importance in maintaining freedom of religion and the separation of church and state. Dive into the Lemon Test and Endorsement Test to understand how these clauses are applied.

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Understanding the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses

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  1. Reading Reaction • What is the establishment clause? • What is the free exercise clause? • Do you believe a separation between church and state is necessary for running a successful nation?

  2. Freedom of Religion

  3. First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

  4. Establishment Clause Freedom of Religion Free Exercise Clause

  5. Establishment Clause • Part of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that state government may NOT: • Endorse any church • Pass any laws that aid any religion • Favor one religion over another • Force citizens to attend church

  6. Endorsement Test • Asks… • Does the challenged law or gov’t action have either purpose or the effect of endorsing religion in the eyes of the community? • Has the gov’t conveyed a message that nonbelievers are “outsiders” and not members of the political community?

  7. Lemon Test (1971) • The challenged law or gov’t action must have a secular, or nonreligious, purpose • The primary effect of the law or action must be neither to advance or inhibit (hold back) religion • The law or action must not excessively entangle gov’t with religion

  8. Free Exercise Clause • Part of the First Amendment that protects an individual’s right to worship as they choose. • Government cannot prohibit or interfere with religious practice without good reason.

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