Read the excerpt from the us constitution. congress shall make no law respecting . . religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. which example violates this portion of amendment i? a student is allowed to read the bible in class. a woman is allowed to hold a religious meeting in a park. a mayor attends a different church than his employees. a governor declares a new state religion.

Option D, a governor declares a new state religion, is the right answer.

The First Amendment of the constitution of the United States protects some freedom of the citizens such as the freedom of religion,  right of speech, liberty of the press, the right to petition the government and the right to assemble.

The founding fathers of the U.S. put the freedom of religion on top of the list because it was considered that many of the people who first arrived in America came for religious freedom. Thus, the founding fathers did not want the government to take away the religious freedom of the citizens.

However, in the given options option D is right. the main reason behind this is that the government follow the non-interference policy in religious matters. Though the government can put some restrictions on some rituals such as human sacrifices, it cannot declare a new state religion.