Student Handout
Pre-lesson Activity: "Get Up and Stand Out - Social Barometer"
Note to Students: Discuss the following questions, then review the following excerpt from the U.S. Constitution in preparation for a class discussion:
- How did it make you feel to commit to a position without explaining yourself?
- To what extent were you affected by your classmates' positions on the barometer?
- With respect to the original question, Should a religious test be mandated for political candidates, why are you standing where you are?
- Are religious tests constitutional? Why or why not?
- The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath of Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
U.S. Constitution, Article VI
- The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath of Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
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Student Handout
Pre-lesson Activity: "Get Up and Stand Out - Social Barometer"
Note to Students: Discuss the following questions, then review the following excerpt from the U.S. Constitution in preparation for a class discussion:
- How did it make you feel to commit to a position without explaining yourself?
- To what extent were you affected by your classmates' positions on the barometer?
- With respect to the original question, Should a religious test be mandated for political candidates, why are you standing where you are?
- Are religious tests constitutional? Why or why not?
- The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath of Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
U.S. Constitution, Article VI
- The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath of Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.