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Lesson 3: 4.3 First Amendment: Religion—Overview- Text of the First Amendment Religion Clauses
- Why did the Founding generation think that we needed the Religious Clauses?
- What is the relationship between the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause?
- What were some examples of religious establishments at the Founding?
- Info Brief: An Overview of the Religion Clauses
- Primary Source: George Washington, Letter to the Society of Quakers (1789)
- Primary Source: George Washington, Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
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What were some examples of religious establishments at the Founding?
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