Question

What did the Supreme Court find in Lemon v. Kurtzman?

a. Government aid may be used to purchase prayer books and religious music.

b. Government funding may support religious (non-secular) activities.

c. The government must avoid excessive entanglement with religion.

d. Government assistance to religious institutions must advance religious activities.

e. Government programs may advance one particular religion over another.

Answer 1

Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971), established a tripartite test to determine violations of the First Amendment establishment clause. The Court found that two states violated the establishment clause by making state financial aid available to “church-related educational institutions.”