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Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Constitution

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

The Constitution Of The State Of Connecticut, Sacred Heart University Press

Sacred Heart University Press Books

Text of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, including Preamble and Amendments to the Constitution. Preface by Deborah G. Stevenson, J.D. and Gary L. Rose, Ph.D.

The text of the Constitution is from the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut, Register Manual, Constitution of the State of Connecticut at < http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?A=3188&Q=392288 >

We The People, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Constitution

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

[Introduction To] The Religion Clauses Of The First Ammendment: Guarantees Of States' Rights?, Ellis M. West

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The First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution begins: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . . ." The Supreme Court has consistently held that these words, usually called the "religion clauses," were meant to prohibit laws that violate religious freedom or equality. In recent years, however, a growing number of constitutional law and history scholars have contended that the religion clauses were not intended to protect religious freedom, but to reserve the states' rights to legislate on. If the states' rights interpretation of the religion clauses were correct …