I’m attaching the correspondence between the president and the Danbury Baptist Association.
Please respond to the following two steps.
In October of 1801, The Danbury Baptist Association in the State of Connecticut wrote the following
letter to President Thomas Jefferson*:
Step I: Summary
Summarize the main points of the Danbury Baptist’s and Thomas Jefferson’s arguments. This can be a brief narrative
or a bulleted list.
Step II: Analysis
Choose one amendment from the Constitution that addresses a main idea(s) in the communications between the
Danbury Baptists and Thomas Jefferson.
Include this amendment in your assignment and, in a suggested 500 words minimum (not including your quote from
the Constitution), discuss the following:
1. Do you agree with President Jefferson? Why or why not?
2. If something is considered a civil liberty, is it the government’s responsibility to actively include this liberty in
government proceedings or is it the responsibility of the government simply to ensure that this liberty is not infringed
upon? Do you believe this is different for civil rights?
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