Blaine Amendments

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
state constitutional provision
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:affects school voucher programs
gptkbp:appliesTo state constitutions
gptkbp:category education law
religion and law in the United States
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkbp:criticizedFor anti-Catholic bias
gptkbp:dateEnacted late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blaine Amendments
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_G._Blaine
gptkbp:notPassedAt federal level
gptkbp:passedBy multiple U.S. states
gptkbp:prohibits direct government aid to religious educational institutions
gptkbp:purpose prohibit public funding of religious schools
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Espinoza_v._Montana_Department_of_Revenue
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Trinity_Lutheran_Church_v._Comer
separation of church and state
gptkbp:state 37
gptkbp:yearProposed 1875
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Espinoza_v._Montana_Department_of_Revenue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7