Question

Oklahoma enacts a law requiring all businesses in the state to donate 10 percent of their profits to Protestant churches that provide certain services to persons whose income is below the poverty level. Price-Lo Stores files a suit to block the law’s enforcement. The court would likely hold that this law violates​ _________.a. no clause in the U.S. Constitution.
b. the establishment clause.
c. the free exercise clause.
d. the supremacy clause.

Answer 1

Answer: Establishment Clause

Explanation:

The Establishment Clause according to Legal Information Institute (LII) prohibits the government from any law "respecting the establishment of religion". The clause forbids the government from establishing an official religion, refrains from actions that unduly favors one religion over another and also prohibits the government from unduly preferring religion over non religion groups or vice versa.

In this case, the enacted law appears to favor Protestant churches over businesses in the state