{"id":3515,"date":"2021-06-18T02:10:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T02:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-0502-introduction-to-american-government-summer-2021\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2021-06-18T02:10:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T02:10:29","slug":"9-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-0502-introduction-to-american-government-summer-2021\/2021\/06\/18\/9-1\/","title":{"rendered":"9.1-"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Describe how you understand the &#8220;Establishment Clause&#8221; and the related &#8220;Lemon Test.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment-of-religion provision of the United States Constitution prohibits Congress from creating a national religion. It prohibits the enactment of any law that favors or compels belief in a single religion. The Lemon Test is used to determine whether a statute or other government action that promotes a specific religious practice should be upheld. For a law or action to be ruled constitutional and stay in effect, the Lemon test contains three conditions that must be met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><strong>Is burning the US flag protected by the First Amendment? Explain by referring to the relevant court case discussed in the reading.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The First Amendment protects the burning of the American flag or any harm to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><strong>What does it mean when someone says, &#8220;I&#8217;m taking the Fifth&#8221;?<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When someone says, &#8220;I&#8217;m taking the Fifth,&#8221; they express their desire to remain silent to avoid self-incrimination.&nbsp; For instance, the fifth Amendment of the U.S constitution \u201cNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work Cited<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFifth Amendment.\u201d&nbsp;<em>LII \/ Legal Information Institute<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/fifth_amendment.%20Accessed%2018%20June%202021\">https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/fifth_amendment. 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