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Taft, Gary L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This research examined the knowledge of the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America possessed by teachers in two secondary high schools in East Tennessee. Additionally, an attempt to evaluate the relationship between church attendance in protestant evangelical churches and the teacher's ability to address church/state…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Secondary School Teachers, State Church Separation, Religion
Herzog, Alexander John – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Scholarship programs authored by state legislatures may conflict with a state's constitution. In the case of "Locke v. Davey" 540 U.S. 807 (2003), Joshua Davey challenged the State of Washington's withdrawal of his Promise Scholarship claiming violation of his First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. This…
Descriptors: Religion Studies, Judges, Legal Problems, Constitutional Law
Swick, Matthew W. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study focused upon the infamous "Wall of Separation" between church and state--its cornerstones, apparently eternal construction process, and current structural integrity. Within the context of providing truly caring learning environments for all students, a critical analysis was completed in order to help determine whether or not…
Descriptors: United States History, Criticism, Integrity, Public Education