Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
Timed Exam Mode - Simulated Conditions
The MBE is a 200-question, multiple-choice examination administered over six hours on one day of the bar examination. It covers fundamental legal principles.
A church located in a western state was a branch of a church originating in a South American country. It received a large shipment from its home church of a special hallucinogenic tea that is used in the church’s sacramental religious services. The federal government seized the shipment, preventing the religious use of the tea. The church filed for an injunction requesting permission to import the tea for religious purposes and to prohibit any federal prosecutions. The government presented no evidence as to the dangers of the tea or reasons to outlaw it other than an analysis of its ingredients contained a natural chemical compound that was listed as a Schedule I prohibited substance. What is the most likely decision of the federal district court to the petition of the church?
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A
The injunction will be granted because the government did not prove a compelling government interest in interfering with this particular religious practice.
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B
The injunction will be denied because the inclusion in the tea of a Schedule I substance is in itself proof of a compelling government interest.
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C
The injunction will be denied because a church from South America is not entitled to have its branches in this country exempted from the drug laws for religious reasons.
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D
The injunction will be granted because the government cannot under any circumstances interfere with religious freedom.
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