Date: February 27, 2012 Topic: Religious Freedom 2007 FRQ Aim: How can the 2007 FRQ on religious freedom enhance our knowledge on the subject? Do Now: Multiple Choice Questions.

 What will the max total of points be on this FRQ?  How do we know this? How can this ensure we answer all parts of this FRQ?  Engel v. Vitale/Lemon v. Kurtzman – what First Amendment clause is this based on?  What was the Supreme Courts decision?  a.) Engel v. Vitale – 1.) struck down state sponsored prayer in school. 2.) Court said that the prayer demonstrated the state officially backed religion.  b.) Lemon v. Kurtzman – 1.) Struck down state funding for private religious schools – struck down state funding paying parochial school teachers for teaching secular subjects. 2.) Three pronged lemon test.

 C.) Oregon v. Smith/Reynolds v. United States – Free Exercise Clause  D.) Reynolds v. United States – the decision restricted polygamy in the United States.  They would not accept unconstitutional – why?  It’s not a government action – a government action can be unconstitutional – this is a personal decision.  Oregon v. Smith – the decision banned drug use in religious ceremonies.  E.) Two ways in which other political institutions might limit Supreme Court decisions: 1.) Legislation 2.) Ignoring or refusing to enforce a Supreme Court decision 3.) Constitutional amendment.

Some Now Issues Contraception and religious institutions? Can the Bronx Household of Faith Worship in a city school?