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حل صفحة 9
Outline for Student Paragraph: The First Amendment

Topic Sentence: This (the Establishment) clause states that the government can not promote religious activities and individuals must be allowed to practice religion as they wish.

Main Point #1: The government cannot promote religious activities.

Supporting Information: Supreme Court decision: Schools (part of gov’t) can not make children pray or pledge allegiance to the flag. EX: Two Jehovah’s witnesses won the case against the school because saluting the flag was against their religious beliefs.

Main Point #2: Individuals must be allowed to practice religion as they wish.
Supporting Information: Supreme Court decision: students can not be penalized at school for religious reasons. EX’s: (1) A student who misses a test for a religious holy day can take the exam later. (2) 1972: Amish people exempted from school attendance law in Wisconsin.

Concluding Sentence: In both Supreme Court cases, the Court respected individuals’ rights to act according to their beliefs and required the state to practice tolerance of diverse religions.