Which of the following correctly describes the significance of the Lemon test? (1 point)

Question

The Lemon test allows a government to become excessively entangled in religion when it has a significant interest in doing so.
• The Lemon test is used to determine whether a government action that involves it in
religion is constitutional.
• The Lemon test is used to determine whether a government has a significant interest when it limits an individual's practice of their religious belief.
• The Lemon test is used to allow a government to promote one religion over another religion.

Answer 1

The correct description of the significance of the Lemon test is:

• The Lemon test is used to determine whether a government action that involves it in religion is constitutional.

The Lemon test, established in the Supreme Court case Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), is a three-pronged test used to ensure that government action does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.