establishment clause
establishment clause 〈美〉政教分离条款 指美国宪法第一条修正案，该款规定：「国会不得制定关于确立某种宗教为国教或禁止自由信仰宗教的法律。」它禁止联邦或州政府设立教堂、通过扶持宗教的法律、授予某一宗教特权或强制公民信仰或不信仰某一宗教。
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ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE
establishment clause
Establishment Clause. The First Amendment provision that prohibits the federal and state governments from establishing an official religion, or from favoring or disfavoring one view of religion over another. U.S. Const. amend. I. Cf. FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE. [Cases: Constitutional Law 84. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 513–517.]
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