Question

What is the current legal status of the idea expressed in this excerpt? "No State shall make any law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; and no money raised by taxation in any State for the support of public schools, or derived from any public fund therefor, nor any public lands devoted thereto, shall ever be under the control of any religious sect . . ." —Blaine Amendment, 1875 A. This principle is now the law after the amendment was made part of the U.S. Constitution. B. Under the principles of federalism and incorporation, this idea is enforced by the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. C. Individual States choose whether to follow this principle by adopting amendments to their own State constitutions. D. The Supreme Court has declared this idea to be unconstitutional because it is in violation of the First Amendment.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Individual States choose whether to follow this principle by adopting amendments to their own State constitutions.

Explanation:

Freedom of religion, as well as the separation of church and state, are legal principles that are considered basic to U.S. law. In this passage, we learn about these ideas, as we learn that state actions should be free of religious implications. Although the spirit of this law is meant to be respected in the country, individual states can chose whether to follow this specific principle, and whether to do so by adopting amendments to their own State constitutions.