What is freedom of religion?

Explanation

Freedom of religion means you may follow any religion you choose, or none at all, without government interference.

Why it matters

It protects both belief and non-belief, a founding response to the religious persecution many colonists fled.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 10 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.

• Everyone must follow the law.answers Question 12: What is the "rule of law"?
• six (6)answers Question 19: We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
• Donald J. Trumpanswers Question 28: What is the name of the President of the United States now?

More Principles of American Democracy questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 1: What is the supreme law of the land?the Constitution
• Question 2: What does the Constitution do?sets up the government · defines the government · protects basic rights of Americans
• Question 3: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?We the People
• Question 4: What is an amendment?a change (to the Constitution) · an addition (to the Constitution)
• Question 5: What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?the Bill of Rights