Why are the establishment and free exercise clauses necessary to maintain the separation of church and state?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1,Define both the establishment and free exercise clauses.
2, Explain the concept of the separation between church and state.
3, Discuss how the ability to practice religion freely and privately helps to facilitate the separation.
4, Analyze why the express clause forbidding a state religion helps to maintain the separation of church and state.

Political Science

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The most lethal influenza pandemic was the __________ flu

A) Russian B) Tami C) Spanish D) avian

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The fact that most Americans turned against the Iraq War after learning that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction (WMD) illustrates __________

a. that public opinion is often based on misinformation b. how strongly public opinion shapes government policy c. the fact that public opinion rarely influences government policy d. the limitations on government's ability to create the public opinion it desires

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Which groups in society have received increased recognition and attention from the global community in the past century?

A) The educated and children B) The educated and the elderly C) The wealthy and the educated D) Women and children E) Women and the wealthy

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