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What type of law would fail the lemon test?(1 point)
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a law that prohibits religious discrimination
a law that prohibits religious discrimination - no response given
a law that does not result in government entanglement with religion
a law that does not result in government entanglement with religion - no response given
a law that protects the exercise of religion
a law that protects the exercise of religion - incorrect
a law that does not have a secular purpose
a law that does not have a secular purpose - no response given
Incorrect
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GPT-4o mini
The Lemon Test is a three-pronged standard established by the Supreme Court in the case of *Lemon v. Kurtzman* (1971) to determine whether a law violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. A law fails the Lemon Test if it does not meet all three prongs:
1. **It must have a secular legislative purpose.**
2. **Its primary effect must neither advance nor inhibit religion.**
3. **It must not result in excessive government entanglement with religion.**
Given the options you provided, the law that would fail the Lemon Test is:
- **a law that does not have a secular purpose.**
This option directly indicates a failure to satisfy the first prong of the Lemon Test. If a law has no secular purpose, it is likely to be seen as advancing religion, which would lead to a violation of the Establishment Clause.
1. **It must have a secular legislative purpose.**
2. **Its primary effect must neither advance nor inhibit religion.**
3. **It must not result in excessive government entanglement with religion.**
Given the options you provided, the law that would fail the Lemon Test is:
- **a law that does not have a secular purpose.**
This option directly indicates a failure to satisfy the first prong of the Lemon Test. If a law has no secular purpose, it is likely to be seen as advancing religion, which would lead to a violation of the Establishment Clause.