No Religious Test Clause

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1787
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_government
all state governments (after incorporation)
gptkbp:citation Torcaso v. Watkins (1961)
gptkbp:enforcedBy federal courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No Religious Test Clause
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment principles
gptkbp:interpretedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location Article VI, Clause 3
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Article_VI_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:prohibits religious tests for public office
gptkbp:protectedBy freedom of religion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:text ...no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Article_VI_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6