What Does the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment Provide

question 25

Multiple Choice

What does the establishment clause of the First Amendment provide?

• A) Government cannot make a law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
• B) Government cannot make a law establishing a religion.
• C) Government cannot make a law referencing religion in any manner.
• D) Government must establish laws respecting religion in order to prevent disruptive behavior such as terrorism and to allow free-exercise by the majority.
• E) That only religions recognized when the First Amendment was passed are entitled to recognition and protection.

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