Founders Beliefs
What is diesm?
A belief in God based on reason and observation rather than divine revelation. Diests believe that there is a god but he does not intervene in human affiars.
What state was Torasco supposed to be the public notary of?
Maryland
Who were the Puritans?
One of the religious groups that came over the United States for religious freedom.
Who wrote the First Amendment?
James Madison
What rights does the First Amendment include?
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom to protest against the government
Freedom of the press
Freedom to assemble peaceably
What is a thiesm?
"The view that all limited things are dependent in some way on one supreme or ultimate reality of which one may speak in personal terms."
What was the name of the man who refused to get a license to hand out his pamplets?
What was the name of the founder of Rhode Island who got kicked out by the Puritans?
Roger Williams
When was the first amendment adopted? *Bonus 100 points if you have the exact date
December 15, 1971
Which amendment enacted womans suffrage?
Nineteenth Amendment
Which founding father called himself a "church-going animal"?
John Adams
John Scopes
Who did the Religious Toleration Act threaten with the death penalty?
Anyone who did not claim Jesus to be the son of God, claim the trinity, and other basic Christian doctrines
Which amendment extended the First Amendment rights to the states?
The Fourteenth Amendment
What is the third amendment?
No quartering of soldiers
What were Benjamin Franklin's chief beliefs about God?
That there was a god, but he was not involved in the lives of people. He believed in a good works based judgement.
What pamplets were being handed out in the trial v.Conneticut?
Jehovah's Witness Pamplets
What was the name of the French Members of the Protestant Reformed Church of England?
Huguenots
Why did James Madison support having amendments to the Constitution?
Which amendment enacted Prohibition? Which amendment repealed it?
Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments
What famous Bible passage did John Adams/I quote?
What was the ruling on the Torsaco v Watkins case?
Ruled in favor of Torasco
Why was the Treaty of Tripoli significant?
What are the exact words of the religion portion of the First Amendment?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; "
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