The establishment clause came into realization that the state and religion cannot be totally separated. According to the Supreme Court, there is a 3-part test in determining if the celebration complies with the Clause,
(1) the activity must be for non-secular purposes.
(2) religion must not be advanced nor inhibited as a primary effect of the activity.
(3) the activity must not result in too must entanglement with the religion.
One important activity associated with a free press is: investigating and criticizing government actions
A press is considered to be free if both the government and the citizens cannot limit the news delivering process.
Whether a press could investigate and criticize the government is a great indicator of the freedom of the press. Nations without free press (such as north korea), tend to impose legal punishment for all individuals that talk negatively about the government.
According to Churchill, Britain's position in the world greatly declined after World War II, since Britain had by this time lost much of its empire, and the United States had become the most dominant power in the west.