Pros And Cons Of The First Amendment

The First Amendment focuses on two clauses, the establishment clause, and the free exercise clause. The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment or religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof.” In other words the First Amendment is a religious expression of peoples own political expression (Patterson 114). Within this amendment there are two clauses that hold many differences and can come into conflict with each other. The first clause of the First Amendment is the establishment clause. It is defined as a provision that states that “the government may not favor one religion over another or favor religion over no religion” (Patterson 114).
There is also the free exercise clause is also defined