Which of the following would meet the lemon test and would be legal under the first amendment

Answer 1

The Lemon Test is a three-pronged test established by the Supreme Court in the case of Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) to determine if a law or government action violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. For a law to meet the Lemon Test and be considered legal under the First Amendment, it must:

1. Have a secular legislative purpose: The primary purpose of the law should be secular, meaning it should not advance or inhibit religion.
2. Not have the primary effect of advancing or inhibiting religion: The law should not excessively entangle the government with religion or favor one religion over another.
3. Not foster excessive government entanglement with religion: The government's involvement or entanglement with religion should not be excessive.

Given this criteria, one option that could meet the Lemon Test and be legal under the First Amendment would be a law that provides funding to private schools, including religious schools, in a neutral and non-discriminatory manner. As long as the law has a secular purpose (such as supporting education in general) and does not excessively advance or inhibit religion, all while avoiding excessive entanglement between government and religion, it may pass the Lemon Test and be considered constitutional.