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CLEP US History I

Category - Politics

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Separation of the church and state was included in the First Amendment for which of the following reasons?
  1. Religious tolerance was generally not accepted and the authors desired change.
  2. The authors feared that the Puritans would dominate if religion was instated.
  3. The South was generally not religious and would not accept a state religion.
  4. Non-Christian religions were extremely rare, so there was little need to define religion.
  5. Religious persecution had driven many from their homelands to come to America.
Explanation
Answer: E - The Constitution separated church and state because so many of the original colonists had come to America to escape religious persecution or because of the religious wars that divided Europe in the 17th century. By the signing of the Constitution, many states already had religious tolerance, so the First Amendment was in line with the Enlightenment values of the time. While the Puritans were one of the most visible and strict religions, the faith had essentially died out by the time that the Constitution was framed.
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