What does the establishment clause of the First Amendment provide?
A) Government cannot make a law prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
B) Government cannot make a law establishing a religion.
C) Government cannot make a law referencing religion in any manner.
D) Government must establish laws respecting religion in order to prevent disruptive behavior such as terrorism and to allow free-exercise by the majority.
E) That only religions recognized when the First Amendment was passed are entitled to recognition and protection.

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The establishment clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from making any law "respecting an establishment of religion." This means the government cannot establish an official religion or favor one religion over another.

What Does the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment Provide