Religion Law Quiz #55 (What Supreme Court decision incorporated the Establishment clause to the States?)

2024-03-11

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In my humble opinion, getting today's Religion Law Quiz correct is the equivalent of doing a muscle flex of your con-law knowledge. Let's see how you do. As you know, the Bill of Rights was not wholesale automatically applicable to the States. Rather, individual rights were incorporated over time to the States. What Supreme Court decision incorporated the Establishment clause to the States? (Scroll down for the answer) Answer: Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing...

In my humble opinion, getting today's Religion Law Quiz correct is the equivalent of doing a muscle flex of your con-law knowledge. Let's see how you do.

As you know, the Bill of Rights was not wholesale automatically applicable to the States. Rather, individual rights were incorporated over time to the States. What Supreme Court decision incorporated the Establishment clause to the States?

(Scroll down for the answer)

Answer: Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing, 330 U.S. 1, 67 S.Ct. 504, 91 L.Ed. 711 (1947).

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