The court ruled that the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional because it does not violate the

a. Fourteenth Amendment.
b. establishment clause.
c. free exercise clause.
d. incorporation doctrine.
e. Second Amendment.


ANS: B

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The use of control variables for testing the relationship between

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