1. I understand that both the Establishment Clause and the lemon test prevent the establishment of legal primary religion in the government. The Lemon test consists of three criteria for determining the constitutionality of a law or action. (1) The law or action should not result in excessive entanglement between government and religion. (2) The law or action must never promote religious practices. It should remain neutral. (3) The law or action must serve a secular purpose.
  2. Yes, the First Amendment protects the burning of the US flag as a form of symbolic speech. This was established in the Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson in 1989. Gregory Lee Johnson was arrested and convicted for burning a US flag during a protest in Dallas, Texas. However, the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning is a protected form of expression under the First Amendment. The Court found that burning the flag constituted symbolic speech, which is safeguarded by the Constitution.
  3. When someone says “I’m taking the Fifth,” they are practicing their right to refrain from speaking or providing self-incriminating information. 

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