In 1–2 sentences, analyze how the Supreme Court's 1971 ruling in Lemon v. Kurtzman clarified the meaning of the First Amendment.

Answer 1

The Supreme Court's ruling in Lemon v. Kurtzman established the "Lemon test," which clarified that government actions must have a secular purpose, not promote or inhibit religion, and avoid excessive government entanglement with religion to be constitutional under the First Amendment.