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 Lemon v. Kurtzman decision established the "Lemon test" which outlined three criteria for determining if a government action violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. It clarified that government actions must have a secular purpose, not advance or inhibit religion, and not excessively entangle government and religion in order to be constitutional.