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England experienced multiple waves of strong anti-Catholicism after the Reformation, and the Anglican faith became the state religion of the English Kingdom after supplanting a period of Catholicism. Ruled by the British Empire until 1776, colonial America was dominated by English political and religious influence.
The No Religious Test Clause of the United States Constitution is a clause within Article VI, Clause 3: "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 or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ...
The history of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Free Exercise Clause follows a broad arc, beginning with approximately 100 years of little attention, then taking on a relatively narrow view of the governmental restrictions required under the clause, growing into a much broader view in the 1960s, and later again receding.
No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term. Federated States of Micronesia: President: Two 4-year terms Vice President: Two 4-year terms Fiji: President: Two 3-year terms Prime Minister: Unlimited 4-year terms Kiribati: President: Three 4-year terms Vice President: Three 4-year terms Marshall Islands: President: Two 4-year ...
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In the context of the politics of the United States, term limits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve. At the federal level, the president of the United States can serve a maximum of two four-year terms, with this being limited by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution that came into force on February 27, 1951.
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Herring are unloaded from a fishing boat in Rockland, Maine, in 2015. Fishing for herring is at the center of two cases before the Supreme Court that could limit the reach of federal agencies.