According to the Lemon test, for a state law to not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, it must

A. not have any substantial secular purpose.
B. give equal time to the value of all major world religions.
C. not entangle the government excessively in religion.
D. have the enhancement of religion as its major goal.
E. All of these answers are correct.


Answer: C

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a. The courts can fire civil servants for legal or political reasons. b. It is often difficult and time consuming to fire a civil servant. c. Federal civil servants cannot be fired because they have life tenure. d. The president retains sole authority to hire and fire federal civil servants.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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