alleryStart learning →The First Amendment denies the government the power to prohibit which exercise of religion?
AThe silent exercise
BThe free exercise
CThe public exercise
DThe funded exercise
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The free exercise
1. The amendment uses a specific phrase.
2. The First Amendment protects religious conscience and practice.
3. It denies the government the power to prohibit the free exercise of religion.
4. That phrase gives the Free Exercise Clause its name.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 'Civil Liberties'_
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