The Free Exercise Clause is part of which amendment?

• A. Third Amendment
• B. Fifth Amendment
• C. First Amendment
• D. Tenth Amendment

Answer: (C)

The Free Exercise Clause is part of the First Amendment. This amendment protects five basic freedoms, and the Free Exercise Clause specifically guards the right to practice one’s religion without government interference. It works alongside the Establishment Clause, which bars the government from establishing or promoting a religion. Together, they safeguard religious liberty by limiting government involvement in religion. The other amendments mentioned address different rights: the Third Amendment covers quartering soldiers, the Fifth Amendment provides due process protections (and other safeguards), and the Tenth Amendment reserves powers not granted to the federal government to the states or the people.