4.3 Assignment Discussion- Freedom of Religion
- Due Oct 10, 2020 by 11:59pm
- Points 10
- Submitting a discussion post
- Available until Oct 14, 2020 at 11:59pm
Freedom of Religion
The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause are intended to keep the government out of the business of religion. This often creates a "slippery slope" in dealing with the regional differences regarding religion in a public place.
Review the videos below and use the cases and further videos at 3.1 for more information.
Minersville School Board v. Gobitis
Use the assigned videos to help with these questions.
2.2 First Amendment-Freedom of Religion - Case Law
3.1 Assigned Videos- Freedom of Religion
Discussion Question:
- Review the concepts of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.
- How does the Lemon Test prevent the legislation of the Establishment of a religion?
- In Minersville School Board v. Gobitis the Supreme Court upheld the Flag salute and quickly reversed itself in West Virginia v. Barnett remove a mandatory Flag Salute? Go to 4:10 in the Gobitis video to discover what happens when the rule of "Democracy" goes too far?
Each student is required to post a 200 word response to the question.
The student then must post at least a 100 word response to at lease two other student posts
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