In a series of well-publicized Supreme Court rulings in 2005, Kentucky was required to remove the Ten Commandments posted in some of its county courtrooms. However, Texas was allowed to keep a monument on the state capital grounds that had the Ten Commandments listed. How did the Supreme Court rationalize the Kentucky circumstance as unconstitutional, but not the Texas case?
a. Texas was a sovereign nation prior to becoming a state and was allowed to retain some of its religious sovereignty.
b. Kentucky did not have the same level of adequate legal representation during the proceedings as Texas did.
c. The Texas case used a newer, more modern interpretation of the Ten Commandments that was considered less controversial by the Supreme Court.
d. The Kentucky case was considered to be motivated by a desire on the part of legislators to advance religion, whereas the Texas case involved a monument outside the state capitol, which is essentially a passive act.
e. The Supreme Court showed its bias toward western states.
ANS: D
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