You are the Judge. You must decide whether or not Governor Beshear's actions taken against these church goers on Easter Sunday was a violation of the 1st Amendment right to freedom of expression. Also, was the Governor violating these people's 14th Amendment rights under the Equal Protection clause b/c he was allowing other businesses to operate such as liquor stores. BE SURE TO CITE PASSAGE(S) FROM THE U. S. CONSTITUTION TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER. THIS IS WORTH 50% OF YOUR GRADE *

the answer is a

explanation:

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.