Which of the following would meet the Lemon Test and would be legal under the First Amendment?
(1 point)
Taxpayer money goes to a private religious school in order to furnish Bibles to all students.
Taxpayer money goes to a private religious school in order to furnish Bibles to all students.
Taxpayer money goes to a private religious school in order to pay the salary of a school bus driver.
Taxpayer money goes to a private religious school in order to pay the salary of a school bus driver.
Taxpayer money goes to a public school in order to pay the salary of a youth minister.
Taxpayer money goes to a public school in order to pay the salary of a youth minister.
Taxpayer money goes to a public school in order to pay for facilities used for religious meetings during instructional time.
The correct answer is:
Taxpayer money goes to a public school in order to pay for facilities used for religious meetings during instructional time.
For a government action to meet the Lemon Test and be legal under the First Amendment, it must have a secular purpose, its primary effect must neither advance nor inhibit religion, and it must not result in excessive entanglement between government and religion. In this case, the government funding is being used for facilities used for religious meetings during instructional time in a public school, which would likely be considered an excessive entanglement between government and religion and therefore not meet the Lemon Test.