South Carolina Constitution

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South Carolina Constitution

The Constitution of the State of South Carolina is the governing document of U.S. State of South Carolina. It describes the structure and function of the state's government.

sections of the South Carolina Constitution effectively establish a religious test that most constitutional lawyers believe to be unconstitutional under the United States Constitution

United States Constitution

The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America; the Federal Government of the United States; and all the State & local governments and Territorial Administrative bodies contained therein....
. Most believe that Article Six of the United States Constitution

Article Six of the United States Constitution

Article Six establishes the United States Constitution and the laws and treaty of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, and fulfills other purposes....
bans such qualifications when it states, "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." These sections are:

Article VI, SECTION 2.

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The Constitution of the State of South Carolina is the governing document of U.S. State of South Carolina. It describes the structure and function of the state's government.

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Two sections of the South Carolina Constitution effectively establish a religious test that most constitutional lawyers believe to be unconstitutional under the United States Constitution
United States Constitution

The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America; the Federal Government of the United States; and all the State & local governments and Territorial Administrative bodies contained therein....
. Most believe that Article Six of the United States Constitution
Article Six of the United States Constitution

Article Six establishes the United States Constitution and the laws and treaty of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, and fulfills other purposes....
bans such qualifications when it states, "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." These sections are:

Article VI, SECTION 2. Person denying existence of Supreme Being not to hold office.

No person who denies the existence of the Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.

Article XVII SECTION 4. Supreme Being.

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.

The Tennessee State Constitution
Tennessee State Constitution

The Constitution of the State of Tennessee defines the form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules of the U.S. State of Tennessee....
contains this clause in very similar wording in Section 2 of Article 9.

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