Which statement best analyzes how
Lemon v. Kurtzman clarified the meaning of the First Amendment?
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It introduced the idea that religion should be separate from government.
It determined that the Establishment Clause was not violated if funding was used for secular purposes.
It decided that the Establishment Clause enabled the government to give funding to all religious organizations equally.
It set the standard for what it meant for government to violate the Establishment Clause.
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The statement "It determined that the Establishment Clause was not violated if funding was used for secular purposes" best analyzes how Lemon v. Kurtzman clarified the meaning of the First Amendment. This case introduced the Lemon test, which established a three-pronged criteria to determine whether government action regarding religion violates the Establishment Clause. According to the Lemon test, government funding is permissible if it has a secular purpose, does not primarily advance or inhibit religion, and does not result in excessive entanglement between religion and government.
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