The primary purpose for including the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment is to restrict the power of government over the rights of individual citizens. The clause is designed to prevent the government from establishing an official religion or unduly favoring one religion over another, thereby protecting individual religious freedoms.
Which of the following was the primary purpose for including the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment?
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to encourage people to attend the religious service of their own choice
to encourage people to attend the religious service of their own choice
to make sure people could establish their own church
to make sure people could establish their own church
to make sure states could establish whatever religion the majority wanted
to make sure states could establish whatever religion the majority wanted
to restrict the power of government over the rights of individual citizens
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