Assume instead of the military-equipment issue, Thomas’s religion required that

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Assume instead of the military-equipment issue, Thomas’s religion required that he take a break at noon every day to take illegal drugs. The drugs are considered "Schedule I" drugs, meaning the government has evaluated them and determined that the drugs have no medicinal value but have a high risk of addiction or serve as "gateway" drugs, leading the users to even more serious drugs. The state relies on studies linking drug use to criminal activity and violence.

1. A court is likely to find that the state’s interest in reducing illegal drug activity, along with the associated criminal activity, is a _____ (compelling/ reasonable/ rationale/ comprehensive) interest that would justify violating Thomas’s religious freedom.

2. If the court considers the state’s reasons sufficient, it is likely to find that the regulation that violates Thomas’s religious freedom is _____ ( valid/ invalid) if the regulation is the only way to meet that government objective.

Explanation / Answer

1. Rationals is the correct answer. because rationale is the reasons or beliefs that cause a particular course of action to take place. hence here state's interest in reducing illegal drug act is a set of reasons that can violate thomas's religious freedom.

2. valid is the correct answer. as that is the only valid way that the government can meet its objective.

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