In 2002, a divided U.S.Supreme Court ruled that poor children could be granted public money (vouchers) to attend ________ without violating the separation clause in the Bill of Rights.

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The use of public money (vouchers) to attend religious schools had previously faced concerns of violating the separation clause in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, which prohibits the government from establishing a religion. However, in the 2002 case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, the Supreme Court ruled that a government program offering vouchers to low-income families for use at religious or non-religious private schools did not violate the establishment clause. Therefore, poor children could be granted public money (vouchers) to attend religious schools without violating the separation clause in the Bill of Rights.

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