The state of X enacts a law requiring all public school students to salute the state flag and recite a pledge of allegiance at the beginning of each school day. A group of students challenges the law, claiming it violates their fundamental rights. Which of the following is the BEST argument supporting the students' claim?
The law breaches the students' Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The law violates the students' Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection.
The law infringes upon the students' First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
The law interferes with the students' Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Requiring students to salute the flag and recite a pledge of allegiance infringes upon the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, as established in cases like West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. The other options do not directly address the fundamental rights implicated by the mandatory salute and pledge.
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