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Establishment Clause

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001919

A provision within the First Amendment of the United States Constitution that prohibits the government from establishing or endorsing a religion. It prevents the government from favoring one religion over others or religion over non-religion. This clause has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to mandate a separation of church and state.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001919
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001919",
  "term": "Establishment Clause",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A provision within the First Amendment of the United States Constitution that prohibits the government from establishing or endorsing a religion. It prevents the government from favoring one religion over others or religion over non-religion. This clause has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to mandate a separation of church and state.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/establishment-clause/"
}

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