All of the following are true of the First Amendment's establishment clause EXCEPT
A. it has been used to decide the actions of government allowing or prohibiting school prayer.
B. it means that neither the federal government nor state governments can set up a church.
C. it was described by Thomas Jefferson as providing a wall of separation between church and state.
D. it allows for the free exercise of religion.
E. it has been applied to questions of the legality of state and local government aid to religious organizations and schools.
Answer: D
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