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In religious establishment cases the compelling interest test makes it ______.

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	more difficult for government agencies to impose restrictions on religious practices		1
	easier for government agencies to impose restrictions on religious practices		0

The valid secular policy test helps the Court determine there is a legitimate religious goal in the law that has been passed:

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	True; only laws of a religious nature are valid under this test.		0
	False; only laws of a nonreligious nature are valid under this test.		0

The major change in the Court’s Establishment Clause cases ushered in by Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York focused on ______.

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	the legitimate secular purpose of a law.		0
	the primary effect of the law on religion		0
	the excessive entanglement of a law with religion		0

With the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Congress made it ______.

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	more difficult for government agencies to impose restrictions on religious practices		0
	easier for government agencies to impose restrictions on religious practices		1

In Town of Greece the Court recognized an exception for prayers before ______.

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	student council meetings		0
	public school football games		0
	government meetings		0

In Zelman the Court upheld ______.

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	the Cleveland school voucher program		0
	the Cleveland open school program		0
	the Cleveland free lunch program		0
	none of these		0

In Reynolds v. U.S the Court outlawed ______.

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	the “I am” religion		0
	polygamy		0
	the freedom of religion		0
	the establishment of religion		0

The test for ruling in religious establishment cases created by Chief Justice Burger is the ______.

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	coercion test		0
	non-preferential treatment test		0
	lemon test		1
	endorsement approach		0

In Wisconsin v. Yoder the Court ruled that Amish children ______.

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	must attend school after the 8th grade		0
	cannot be compelled to attend school after 8th grade		0
	must attend school after the 12th grade		0
	cannot be compelled to attend school after 12th grade		0

The Court ruled in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church because ______.

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	the general benefit was denied only because Trinity was a religious school		1
	the general benefit was allowed only because Trinity was a religious school		0
	benefits can never be denied to religious schools		0
	benefits can always be denied to religious schools		0

School-sponsored prayer before football games was ruled unconstitutional in ______.

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	Edwards v Aguillard		0
	School District of Abington Township v. Schempp		0
	Lee v. Weisman		0
	Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe		1

County of Allegheny v. ACLU indicated that the Court would ______.

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	analyze context when determining whether religious symbols can be displayed on public property		1
	not analyze context when determining whether religious symbols can be displayed on public property		0
	never allow religious displays on public property		0
	only allow religious displays on public property		0

Edwards v. Aguillard ruled that public school teachers ______.

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	must give equal time to creationism in biology classes		0
	must only teach creationism in biology classes		0
	do not have to teach creationism in biology classes		1
	do not have to teach evolution in biology classes		0

The Court ruled in favor of Rosenberger because ______.

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	Rosenberger had a free speech right to publish		0
	the University’s ban on Rosenberger amounted to viewpoint discrimination		0
	the lemon test forced them to do so		0
	none of these		0

The Court is more likely to uphold religious freedom when it uses ______.

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	the Valid Secular Policy Test		1
	the Yoder-Sherbert Test		0
	the Smith Test		0

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