MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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F. “Religious University Forced to Close by State”
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G. “Mormons Hold State Convention Downtown”
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H. “Congress Declares a National Day of Remembrance”
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J. “Protesters Arrested at Antiwar Rally”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. G. “Mormons Hold State Convention Downtown” because the first amendment guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of peacefully assembly.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.
Detailed explanation-3: -James Madison (1751–1836), the chief author of the Bill of Rights and thus of the First Amendment, was the foremost champion of religious liberty, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press in the Founding Era.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Amendment has two provisions concerning religion: the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. The Establishment clause prohibits the government from “establishing” a religion.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Founding Fathers wrote the First Amendment in response to two centuries of state-sponsored religious conflict and oppression in America, and with a keen understanding of the religious persecution in European nations resulting from official state religions and religious wars.