3 Which of these describes Brennan's opinion of the American flag? A It plays a special role in American society.
B Strong laws should protect it from disrespect.
C The government does not have reason to protect it.
D It is of no worth.

Option: A. It plays a special role in American society.      

Explanation:

Gregory Lee Johnson burned the American flag during a protest on policies of the Reagan administration in Dallas, Texas. The reason for the demonstration was to demonstrate the consequences of nuclear war. Burning a flag was a criminal offence in Texas, as it was under federal law and Johnson was caught and charged with the violation.

William J. Brennan stated that burning an American flag carried a political message. It was an act resting at the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. To preserve the flag is not to discipline those who feel negatively about it. It is to convince them that they are wrong by burning it which represent the nation and unite every American.        

in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.