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Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of Business Law Today 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1305075443
book Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of Business Law Today 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller cover

Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of Business Law Today 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1305075443
Exercise 1
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides protection for the free exercise of religion. A state legislature enacts a law that outlaws all religions that do not derive from the Judeo-Christian tradition. Is this law valid within that state? Why or why not?
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The original source of law for the is found in the document referred and titled as the United States Constitution. The document set forth a three-branch system of government, bill and rights and set forth limitations on the individual state action. The various amendments set forth protections for individuals. Limitations on state action are set in the Bill of Rights.
In part, the First Amendment provides protection for individuals as to religious freedom and free exercise thereof from government interference. The supremacy of federal law over state laws prevents passing legislation preferring one religion over another. These premises and principles are applicable in the instant case and will be affected by the protection afforded by the supremacy clause.
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