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The Establishment Clause blocks Congress from creating or promoting a state-sponsored religion, which now includes the states. It also stops the government from favoring one set of religious beliefs over another, or religion over non-religion. The Lemon v. Kurtzman Supreme Court case (1971) created the Lemon Test, which chooses whether a law or government action that promotes a specific religious practice should be allowed.
To be constitutional, a law must meet three requirements:
It must not result in excessive government involvement with religion. It should be neutral and neither prevent nor promote religious practice. The action or law must have a secular or non-religious justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Is burning the US flag protected by the First Amendment? Explain by referring to the relevant court case discussed in the reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, burning the United States flag is a type of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. Gregory Lee Johnson burned a flag in protest at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Texas. He was taken into custody for the crime of “desecration of a venerated object,” but the Supreme Court overturned his verdict. The Court determined that flag burning is a form of expression which is protected by the First Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3.What does it mean when someone says \u201cI\u2019m taking the Fifth\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When someone says, “I’m taking the Fifth,” they mean their right under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment protects people from being forced to incriminate themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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