Your Rights: Freedom Of Religion Quiz

A principal who leads a prayer at a graduation violates the First Amendment's establishment clause. freedom of religion clause. free-exercise clause. lemon test clause.

Elmbrook School District, located in California, held graduations at a local church. How might this violate the establishment clause? The school cannot be associated with any particular religion. The school needed to go to a different church every year. The school was not promoting religion by just having a graduation. The school does not force people to attend graduation.

A student is praying alone in his public school cafeteria before lunch. This activity is acceptable according to the establishment clause because prayer is not allowed in government places. other students might feel pressured to pray. the school is not asking the student to pray. daily prayer is held at some public schools.

The establishment clause would prevent a church from being built in a Jewish area the mayor's office from displaying a cross a citizen from placing a religious scene in a business the president from having a Christmas party at home

An activity passes the "Lemon Test" if it is not secular, biased, or entangled. secular, biased, and free of entanglement. secular, neutral, and free of entanglement. not secular, neutral, or free of entanglement.

According to the precedent, Santa Fe School District v. Doe, a teacher who allows a student to lead a prayer at a high school baseball game would most likely be ruled unconstitutional, because the game is affiliated with the school. unconstitutional, because a church didn't authorize the prayer. constitutional, because students have the right to practice religion. constitutional, because people pay taxes and fund the public schools.

What is true of a non-denominational activity? It supports a particular religion. It does not support any religion. It operates on private property. It separates from religious traditions.

Why was freedom of religion added to the First Amendment? The colonists wanted prayer taken out of schools. The colonists suffered persecution for their religious beliefs. The colonists wanted Catholicism to be the country's main religion. The colonists thought the government needed to have religious control.

In Engel v. Vitale, why did the courts rule that prayer in schools was unconstitutional? The prayer took time away from instruction. The prayer was considered a religious activity. The prayer promoted one religion. The prayer was required in the school.

What is the purpose of the establishment clause? to give citizens the right to form religious groups to stop government from supporting one religion to give government power to choose a state religion to stop citizens from practicing religion in public