POL 303 Week 2 DQ 1 Religious Liberty – Homeworkmade.

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DQ 1 Religious Liberty. Respond to this 3-part question in your initial post:

Explain the Supreme Court’s reasons, in Edwards v. Aguillard (the majority opinion by Justice Brennan), for holding that a law mandating the teaching of creationism in public schools violates the Constitution’s ban on “establishment of religion.”

Explain the rationale of Justice Scalia’s dissenting opinion.

Which rationale, the majority or dissent, is more consistent with previous Supreme Court interpretations 
of the Establishment Clause (see Davis, 2008)? Fully explain the historical and constitutional basis for your position.