1.Describe how you understand the “establishment cause” and the related “lemon test”-The establishment cause of the first amendment to the United States prohibits the establishment of religion by the government and favors one religion over another. This allows everyone to practice their own religion freely without the government being able to interfere. The lemon test is used to make sure that the establishment clause of the first amendment of the constitution isn’t being violated.

2.Is the burning the US flag protected by the first amendment? Explain by referring to the relevant court case discussed in the reading.-The burning of the U.S flag is protected by the 1st amendment. In 1989 the Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson ruled that burning the flag, although it was very offensive the government simply could not prohibit burning the US Flag because it is a form of expression .

3.What does it mean when someone says “Im taking the fifth”-When someone says they are taking the fifth, this is referring to everyones constitutional right under the fifth amendment which gives them to right to not self incriminate themselves.