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DO NOW – Friday , November 1

Hand in your Homework Are these constitutional or unconstitutional? Why ? A Florida lawmaker proposes a new license plate that includes a cross and the words “I believe.” The license plate is voluntary – it would not be issued to all drivers.

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DO NOW – Friday , November 1

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  1. Hand in your Homework • Are these constitutional or unconstitutional? Why? • A Florida lawmaker proposes a new license plate that includes a cross and the words “I believe.” The license plate is voluntary – it would not be issued to all drivers. • NYC hangs a banner that says “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays” outside Borough Hall. • A police officer requires a subway car preacher to leave the subway because other passengers appear annoyed by the preacher. DO NOW – Friday, November 1

  2. Establishment Clause – prohibits the government from creating an official state church, preferring one religion over another, or benefitting believers instead of nonbelievers New Vocabulary Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Free Exercise Clause– prohibits the government from interfering with the expression of religious beliefs

  3. Study the following: • The 5 freedoms of the First Amendment • Precedent • Defining the term • Interpreting Justice Breyer’s quotation • Separation of Church and State • Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses: Identifying which is which UPCOMING QUIZ: Monday

  4. What happens if the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause are in conflict? • A Connecticut law states that Sunday will be an official day off from work, explaining that Sunday is the Sabbath and God meant for us not to work on the Sabbath. The law is meant to protect the free exercise of religion. However, does it also establish a state religion? Closing: Open Question

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