1)Describe how you understand the “Establishment Clause” and the related “Lemon Test”.

=The establishment clause is found in the first amendment of the U.S constitution which basically says government can not make laws respecting an establishment of religion. The lemon test is a test used to determine if a law violates the establishment clause for example, the law must have a non religious purpose, it does not inhibit religion and so on, basically the lemon test makes sure the establishment clause is not violated

2) Is burning the US flag protected by the First Amendment? Explain by referring to the relevant court case discussed in the reading.

= Yes it is protected by the first amendment which guarantees freedom of speech, this was established by Gregory Lee Johnson case who burned an american flag as a form of protest. He was arrested back then because it was considered an offense but the supreme court ruled in his favor, they said that flag burning is a form of “symbolic speech” so it is protected by the first amendment

3) What does it mean when someone says “I’m taking the Fifth

= It means that a person can refuse to answer questions because their words can be used as evidence of a crime against them, it is just one way to protect oneself legally