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Congress passed a Flag Protection Act in 1968. This was a reaction to protests against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War where protestors burned the American flag. Most U.S. states have similar laws. However, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled these laws as unconstitutional in the 1989 case of Texas v. Johnson. The Court ruled that flag burning was a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment. A later federal Flag Protection Act faced the same fate in another Supreme Court decision.

Members of Congress who disagree with these rulings have determined that the best way to protect the U.S. flag as a national symbol is to pass a constitutional amendment. The “Flag Desecration Amendment” has been proposed in Congress multiple times but has yet to succeed. The purpose of the amendment idea is to give Congress the power to make desecration of the U.S. flag a criminal offense. Thus, the amendment would not itself make flag desecration illegal but rather grant the power to Congress to do so and to define what actions would qualify as “desecration.”

After closely reading the scenario, respond to the following three questions in complete sentences:

1.Referring to the scenario in your response, describe how the principle of separation of powers or checks and balances relates to this effort to amend the Constitution.

2.Referring to the scenario in your response, explain how the principle from part A is addressed in Federalist No. 51.

3.Referring to the scenario in your response, explain how the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review could affect the application of this amendment if it were ratified.