Answer:
A. It prevents the government from creating a nationally recognized religion.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents the government from creating a nationally recognized religion and it prohibits the restriction of an individual’s religious practices. It refers to the following section of the Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
This Amendment also guarantees people's freedoms concerning, expression, assembly, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.