Which of the following was the primary purpose for including the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment? (1 point) Responses 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 to restrict the power of government over the rights of individual citizens

Answer 1

The primary purpose for including the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment was to restrict the power of government over the rights of individual citizens. The clause prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over another, thereby protecting the freedom of religion for all individuals.