The Establishment Clause and the The Free Excercise Clause
The establishment clause and the free exercise clause
The establishment clause and the free exercise clause
The Free Exercise Clause is usually referred to as the Establishment Clause of the First Amendement to the United States Constitution. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment reads: " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. "
The establishment clause and the free exercise clause
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The free exercise clause and the establishment clause
The establishment clause and the free exercise clause
The free exercise clause and the establishment clause
The First Amendment states that Congress will not make any laws establishing religion and that there would be free exercise of any religion. These two clause make up what is called the Establishment part of the First Amendment.
Two clauses of the First Amendment concern the relationship of government to religion. There is the establishment clause and the free exercise clause. The clauses were intended to serve common values. The establishment clause purpose was intended to prohibit the federal government from declaring and financially support a national religion. The Supreme Court interpretation of the establishment clause does not begin until 1947 in Everson v Board of education. Voting 5 to 4 the court upheld a state law that reimburses parents for the cost of busing their children to parochial schools. If the state had reimbursed the parochial schools for the cost of transportation it would violate the establishment clause. Another case was a school sponsored prayer starting the school day in New York schools violated the establishment clause.
Two clauses of the First Amendment concern the relationship of government to religion. There is the establishment clause and the free exercise clause. The clauses were intended to serve common values. The establishment clause purpose was intended to prohibit the federal government from declaring and financially support a national religion. The Supreme Court interpretation of the establishment clause does not begin until 1947 in Everson v Board of education. Voting 5 to 4 the court upheld a state law that reimburses parents for the cost of busing their children to parochial schools. If the state had reimbursed the parochial schools for the cost of transportation it would violate the establishment clause. Another case was a school sponsored prayer starting the school day in New York schools violated the establishment clause.