Religion Law Quiz #38 (Religion in the Constitution other than the First Amendment)

Whenever we hear about religion and the Constitution we instinctively think of the First Amendment.  But there is another provision in the U.S. Constitution that also deals with religion.  Where is that other reference and what does it provide? 

 

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The language comes from the very last paragraph of Article VI of the Constitution.  It provides:

 

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

(emphasis added)

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