Oklahoma enacts a law requiring all businesses in the state to donate 10 percent of their profits to Protestant churches that provide certain services to persons whose income is below the poverty level. Price-Lo Stores files a suit to block the law's enforcement. The court would likely hold that this law violates
A) no clause in the U.S. Constitution.
B) the establishment clause.
C) the free exercise clause.
D) the supremacy clause.

Question

Oklahoma enacts a law requiring all businesses in the state to donate 10 percent of their profits to Protestant churches that provide certain services to persons whose income is below the poverty level. Price-Lo Stores files a suit to block the law's enforcement. The court would likely hold that this law violates​
A) ​no clause in the U.S. Constitution.
B) ​the establishment clause.
C) ​the free exercise clause.
D) ​the supremacy clause.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The law violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the government from establishing or favoring any particular religion. Requiring businesses to donate to Protestant churches would be seen as supporting a specific religious group, thus violating this clause.

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