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1) The First Amendment has been the focal point of questions surrounding whether:
- areligion may be used to justify violating secular law
- breligious tests should be required to serve in public office
- cgovernment should be subordinate to religion
- dgovernment should be equal to religion
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2) The ideal that organized religion deserved no government support because it was thought to pervert the true meaning of religion was held most notably by which Founders?
- aBenjamin Franklin and John Jay
- bThomas Jefferson and John Adams
- cAlexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
- dGeorge Washington and James Madison
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3) A key problem with the relationship between church and state stems from possible conflicts between religious motivation and behavior in the secular realm, also known as:
- athe “Boundary Problem”
- bthe “Secular Dilemma”
- cthe “Free Exercise Controversy”
- dthe “Relationship Problem”
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4) A key problem with the relationship between church and state is the question of the legal status granted to churches, also known as:
- athe “Relationship Problem”
- bthe “Boundary Problem”
- cthe “Secular Dilemma”
- dthe “Free Exercise Controversy”
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5) Which group saw government as a legitimate instrument for spreading a religious message?
- aProtestants influenced by the Great Awakening
- bProtestants influenced by the Reformation
- cCatholics concerned about their minority status
- dCatholics committed to the establishment of values
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6) How have references to God in various national symbols and statements such as the “Pledge of Allegiance” and the national anthem been handled by government bodies?
- aThey have been upheld in the courts.
- bThey have been subject to legislative veto.
- cThey have been introduced by governors but not presidents.
- dThey have been avoided by rules committees.
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7) Which Founder was particularly concerned that the large number of religions in the colonies would offend members of different faiths?
- aThomas Jefferson
- bJames Madison
- cGeorge Washington
- dJohn Adams
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8) Reynolds v. United States dealt with which act that may have been allowed or disallowed by a religion, but not with the government?
- apolygamy/plural marriage
- bmilitary service/the draft
- cpeyote rituals/hallucinogens
- dabortion/contraception
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9) Which condition demonstrates the “partial” separation of church and state exercised in the United States?
- aGovernment may not grant preference to any religion.
- bGovernment must impose an official faith on the citizens.
- cGovernment may pay to build churches of specific faiths.
- dGovernment must deny to some religions all ritual practices.
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10) The doctrine of ________ urges government to protect the Judeo-Christian heritage found in the United States.
- aaccommodationism
- bseparationism
- cpluralism
- dfoundationalism