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The Establishment Clause is a clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution that states that the US Congress cannot establish something as a state religion. The 14th amendment to the same constitution has long been recognized to project that limitation onto the legislatures of the individual states within the United States.
It is because of this clause that the governments within the United States are not allowed to show any preferences toward religion. This means no preferences to a single religion, or to religion as a whole against non-religion. This is why government institutions (such as public schools) cannot give outright support to religious causes.
RationalWiki's guide to the United States Constitution
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Articles: Article One Legislative Branch, Article Two Executive Branch, Article Three Judicial Branch, Article Four Federalism, Article Five Amendment Procedure, Article Six Supremacy Clause, Article Seven Ratification Procedure.
Bill of Rights: First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, Eighth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, Tenth Amendment
Amendments: Eleventh Amendment, Twelfth Amendment, Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment, Sixteenth Amendment, Seventeenth Amendment, Eighteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment, Twentieth Amendment, Twenty First Amendment, Twenty Second Amendment, Twenty Third Amendment, Twenty Fourth Amendment, Twenty Fifth Amendment, Twenty Sixth Amendment, Twenty Seventh Amendment
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