Question

Read the excerpt from the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

At the time it was written, this clause originally applied to

A. state law only.
B.federal law only.
C. state and federal law.
D.local, state, and federal law.

Answer 1

b is the correct answer

Answer 2

The correct answer B) federal law only.

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution establishes five important freedoms that citizens are allowed to express. In the excerpt used, it establishes that "Congress shall make no law..." The use of the term Congress indicates that this only applies to the federal government. This is because Congress is part of the legislative branch (one of the three branches of the federal government).