Establishment Clause

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constitutional clause provision of the First Amendment

The Establishment Clause is the provision of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over others.

Aliases (4)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional clause → provision of the First Amendment →
adoptedOn	1791-12-15 →
aimsToProtect	freedom of conscience → religious liberty → religious pluralism →
appliedThrough	Fourteenth Amendment →
appliesTo	federal government of the United States → local governments in the United States → state governments of the United States →
associatedTest	Lemon test → coercion test → endorsement test →
category	Freedom of religion in the United States → United States constitutional provisions →
country	United States of America →
effectiveSince	1791 →
foundInDocument	United States Bill of Rights → United States Constitution →
hasLanguage	English →
historicalInfluence	Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom → views of James Madison → views of Thomas Jefferson →
incorporatedAgainst	the states →
incorporatedByCase	Everson v. Board of Education →
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States →
keyCase	County of Allegheny v. ACLU → Engel v. Vitale → Everson v. Board of Education → Lee v. Weisman → Lemon v. Kurtzman → Lynch v. Donnelly → McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky → Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe → Town of Greece v. Galloway → Van Orden v. Perry → Zelman v. Simmons-Harris →
legalField	church–state relations → constitutional law →
locatedInJurisdiction	United States →
partOf	First Amendment to the United States Constitution →
prohibits	coercive government participation in religious activities → establishment of an official religion by the government → government endorsement of religion → government preference for one religion over another → government preference for religion over nonreligion → laws with the primary effect of advancing religion → laws with the primary purpose of advancing religion →
relatedTo	First Amendment → Free Exercise Clause → separation of church and state →
text	Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Everson v. Board of Education ("First Amendment Establishment Clause") → Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe → Town of Greece v. Galloway → Van Orden v. Perry ("First Amendment Establishment Clause") →	constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
Lemon v. Kurtzman ("Establishment Clause of the First Amendment") → Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe ("Establishment Clause of the First Amendment") → Town of Greece v. Galloway ("Establishment Clause of the First Amendment") → Van Orden v. Perry ("Establishment Clause of the First Amendment") →	legalIssue
Engel v. Vitale → Lee v. Weisman → Zelman v. Simmons-Harris →	constitutionalProvision
Lemon test ("Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution") → Lynch v. Donnelly ("Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution") →	appliesTo
Van Orden v. Perry →	challengedUnder
Cutter v. Wilkinson →	concernsTopic
County of Allegheny v. ACLU →	constitutionalClause
First Amendment to the United States Constitution →	containsClause
Free Exercise Clause →	contrastedWith
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom ("Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution") →	influenced
Everson v. Board of Education →	involvesClause
No Religious Test Clause →	relatedTo