The Establishment Clause prevents the government from creating, supporting, or favoring any religion. The Lemon Test says a law is unconstitutional if it lacks a secular purpose, has a primary effect of promoting\/inhibiting religion, or causes excessive government involvement with religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, burning the U.S. flag is protected by the First Amendment as symbolic speech. The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot punish someone for flag burning just because others find it offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saying \u201cI\u2019m taking the Fifth\u201d means a person is using the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. They do not have to answer questions that could make them appear guilty or incriminate themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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