Establishment clause Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A - ANSWER-Which one of the following is NOT true of cultural or political beliefs in America. A. America's origins as a wilderness society led to the belief that government is responsible for providing material assistance to its citizens. B. Americans place a greater emphasis than Europeans on personal advancement through education. C. Never has an American majority expressed a willingness to entrust health insurance fully to the government. D. America has a strong individualistic culture/...

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Correctly Solved 2023 natrual rights ->>Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke ->>17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature ->>Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process ->>involves th...

BCC test 2 questions & answers 2024/25 Why can clergy be paid US Tax dollars to perform religious functions? What does this violate? - ANSWERSBecause we are staff officers. FREE EXERCISE v. ESTABLISHMENT meant that the QUOTAs we used to have in place before 1985 could be challenged since FREE EXERCISE is NOT dependent on any one particular faith tradition; nor would it have to be a clergyperson who functions as such a staff officer. 2. it violates the establisment clause. but the court d...

If a right has been impacted by a state action, then a court must balance the interests served by the federal or state statute, and the nature of the right that is being denied. - Answer-Constitutional Balancing Test Government must establish that its action necessarily relates to a compelling state interest. Usually results in governmental action being held to be unconstitutional. Ex. infringing on voting rights, discrimination of race or national origin. - Answer-Strict Scrutiny Governme...

interfering Ans: civil liberties The text of the Fourteenth Amendment says Ans: "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Conflicts over whether public schools should be allowed to assign readings from the Bible and lead nondenominational prayers are examples of disagreements over the Ans: meaning of the establishment clause The ________ clause of...

Establishment Clause correct answers Public Schools cannot take any action that would have the primary effect of advancing religion. Separation of church and state Free Exercise Clause correct answers Public Schools cannot prohibit free exercise of religion beliefs. Lemon Test correct answers 1. Is the purpose secular? 2. Is the primary effect to enhance or inhibit religion? 3. Is there excessive entanglement by the state in religious matters? Equal Access Act correct answers Publi...

School Law 2023 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Establishment Clause - Answer-prohibits state from passing laws that aid in or show preference to a religion Jones vs. Clear Creek Independent - Answer-student led and student initiated prayer is not a violation of Establishment Clause (It's the First Amendments Rights) Santa Fe Independent v. Jane Doe - Answer-student led prayer in front of large audience (home football game) does violate Establishment Cause. Court felt it could would...

FELE Comprehensive Study Guide - School Law /41 Questions and Answers Rated (A+) Quiz :Establishment Clause - √Answer :Public schools cannot take any action that would have primary effect of advancing religion

School Law IL571 Latest Update Already Graded A Stare Decisis To stand by a decided case Writ of Certiorari Appeal or petition to bring a case to a higher court 14th Amendment Guarantees due process of law Lemon Test Ensures the Establishment Clause is not violated by making a practice secular, & not allowing excessive entanglement between the state & religion Establishment Clause Prohibits states from passing laws that favor one religion over another one or aides a religion No Child Left B...

Due Process - ANSWER 1) give notice to the individual of what they are being accused of and the rules that have been violated 2) allow both individuals to explain their side of the infraction 3) execute a fair hearing Plessy v. Ferguson - ANSWER 1896 ruling that separate but equal facilities for different races were not unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination, leading to the push for integration of schoo...