The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Employment Division

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Please read and review the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Employment Division v. Smith (1990). This case is listed below for your convenience.

 

After reading the case, you will need to discuss the case and don’t simply copy what’s in the case, explain.

***PLEASE answer the following questions in the notes:

  1. What is the case about?
  2. What is Employment Division’s argument?
  3. What is Smith’s argument?
  4. What does the Court decide, and why? What was the vote? Who wrote a dissenting opinion?
  5. In your opinion, was justice served or not? Explain, using two major concepts from class.
  6. If there were 80 million members of the Native American religion discussed in this case, why would the Supreme Court make the same ruling?
  7. If there were 80 million members of the Native American religion discussed in the case, why would the Supreme Court make a different ruling?
  • PLEASE answers the questions thoroughly and provides the required information (Points listed above).
  • The essay concludes with a list of references and uses paragraphs (no points will be awarded if this condition is not met)
  • ***If possible, PLEASE source from the textbook: American Government, Long Story Short, Congress/ Chapter 4 & The Presidency and the Executive Branch/Chapter 5***