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In Zelman the Court upheld ______.
the Cleveland school voucher program
the Cleveland open school program
the Cleveland free lunch program
none of these
The Court ruled in favor of Rosenberger because ______.
Rosenberger had a free speech right to publish
the University’s ban on Rosenberger amounted to viewpoint discrimination
the lemon test forced them to do so
The test for ruling in religious establishment cases created by Chief Justice Burger is the ______.
coercion test
non-preferential treatment test
lemon test
endorsement approach
School-sponsored prayer before football games was ruled unconstitutional in ______.
Edwards v Aguillard
School District of Abington Township v. Schempp
Lee v. Weisman
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
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 ______.
the legitimate secular purpose of a law.
the primary effect of the law on religion
the excessive entanglement of a law with religion
In Town of Greece the Court recognized an exception for prayers before ______.
student council meetings
public school football games
government meetings
Edwards v. Aguillard ruled that public school teachers ______.
must give equal time to creationism in biology classes
must only teach creationism in biology classes
do not have to teach creationism in biology classes
do not have to teach evolution in biology classes
In Wisconsin v. Yoder the Court ruled that Amish children ______.
must attend school after the 8th grade
cannot be compelled to attend school after 8th grade
must attend school after the 12th grade
cannot be compelled to attend school after 12th grade
County of Allegheny v. ACLU indicated that the Court would ______.
analyze context when determining whether religious symbols can be displayed on public property
not analyze context when determining whether religious symbols can be displayed on public property
never allow religious displays on public property
only allow religious displays on public property
The Court is more likely to uphold religious freedom when it uses ______.
the Valid Secular Policy Test
the Yoder-Sherbert Test
the Smith Test
The valid secular policy test helps the Court determine there is a legitimate religious goal in the law that has been passed:
True; only laws of a religious nature are valid under this test.
False; only laws of a nonreligious nature are valid under this test.
In Reynolds v. U.S the Court outlawed ______.
the “I am” religion
polygamy
the freedom of religion
the establishment of religion
With the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Congress made it ______.
more difficult for government agencies to impose restrictions on religious practices
easier for government agencies to impose restrictions on religious practices
The Court ruled in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church because ______.
the general benefit was denied only because Trinity was a religious school
the general benefit was allowed only because Trinity was a religious school
benefits can never be denied to religious schools
benefits can always be denied to religious schools
In religious establishment cases the compelling interest test makes it ______.
