Religion’s ability to influence American pollical acts are widely protected. Americans, pardoning theistic beliefs or lack thereof all have the right to political processes. Though separation among governing body and church is absolutely necessary in America, it is seen throughout history that these two ideas often clash in debate and among legislation (Tyler 717). America exercises a degree of religious freedoms not seen throughout history. Freedom found in the first amendment: to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion (U.S. Const. amend I). Shortly after the Sixteenth Amendment, which allowed federal income tax, arose the Revenue Act
