A State Enacts a Statute That Permits One Minute of Mediation

question 3

Multiple Choice

A state enacts a statute that permits one minute of mediation or voluntary prayer at the beginning of the school day.Does the law violate the Constitution?

• A) No; participation is voluntary.
• B) Yes; the Act violates the Establishment Clause.
• C) Yes; the Act violates the Free Exercise Clause.
• D) Yes; the Act violates the Equal Protection Clause.

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Definitions:

Atomic Sentences

The simplest type of sentence that cannot be broken down into smaller components while still expressing a complete proposition.

Truth Table

A mathematical table used in logic to determine whether a compound statement is true or false, depending on the truth values of its components.

Modus Tollens (MT)

A form of logical argument that concludes the inverse of an antecedent from the negation of its consequent in a conditional statement.

Modus Ponens (MP)

A logical reasoning pattern that asserts if a given premise is true, then the consequent logically follows; structured as "If P, then Q. P, therefore Q."