Exam 6: The Second Amendment: the Gun Control Controversy

Michael Heise, an unemployed 33-year-old former account manager, decides to purchase weapons from a local firearms dealer and sell them to two former friends with criminal records, who are unable to clear federal background checks. According to the text, this purchase by Michael is considered a:

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Discuss the historical background of the Second Amendment.

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Various key factors supported gun ownership at the time the Constitution was drafted, including:
(1) widespread fear of tyranny from a strong central government;
(2) the lack of a permanent army to provide for public defense;
(3) the formation of state militias to provide for common defense; and
(4) the requirement that militia members, if called to service, were to provide their own arms and ammunition.

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads: "A well-regulated_______________being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

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What was the significance of the Federal Firearms Act passed in 1938?

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Question 4

Which of the following is false in regard to precedents set in District of Columbia v. Heller?

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Question 5

Even though violent crime in the United States has declined sharply since the 1990s, the nation still endures far higher homicide rates than do other countries.

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Question 6

According to the text, which of the following is not a primary reason that the antigovernment movement has grown rapidly since 2008?

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Question 7

The Supreme Court held that "the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right, recognized in Heller, to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense" in:

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Question 8

The constitutionality of the Brady Act continues to be challenged.

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Question 9

In 1994, Congress passed and President Clinton signed into law the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. One of the things this law prohibits is the possession of firearms by people who have committed domestic abuse.

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Question 10

An illegal transaction in which a buyer uses an intermediary to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer and then sells the weapon to an individual who cannot legally buy guns is known as a __________________.

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Question 11

According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun in the home is about 22 times more likely to be used to kill or injure in domestic homicide or suicide than to be used in self-defense.

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Question 12

In Printz v. United States, the Court found that the background check provision did not violate the principle of separate state sovereignty.

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Question 13

Firearm homicide is the number one leading cause of death for young people ages 1 to 19 in the United States.

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Question 14

In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court applied the Second Amendment to the states, recognizing a person's right "to keep and bear arms for the purpose of______________________________."

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Question 15

Which of the following is false in regard to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act?

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Question 16

The significance of Presser v. Illinois (1886) is found in the ruling that the Court refused to incorporate the Second Amendment into which other Amendment?

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Question 17

The Supreme Court has repeatedly denied certiorari in cases in which the individual right to bear arms is at issue.

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Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the titles given to laws designed to protect citizens against any criminal charge or civil suit if they use force, including deadly force, against an invader of their home?

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Question 19

The first time the Court had ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own guns was in this landmark case.

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Michael Heise, an unemployed 33-year-old former account manager, decides to purchase weapons from a local firearms dealer and sell them to two former friends with criminal records, who are unable to clear federal background checks. According to the text, this purchase by Michael is considered a:

Discuss the historical background of the Second Amendment.

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads: "A well-regulated_______________being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

What was the significance of the Federal Firearms Act passed in 1938?

Which of the following is false in regard to precedents set in District of Columbia v. Heller?

Even though violent crime in the United States has declined sharply since the 1990s, the nation still endures far higher homicide rates than do other countries.

According to the text, which of the following is not a primary reason that the antigovernment movement has grown rapidly since 2008?

The Supreme Court held that "the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right, recognized in Heller, to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense" in:

The constitutionality of the Brady Act continues to be challenged.

In 1994, Congress passed and President Clinton signed into law the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. One of the things this law prohibits is the possession of firearms by people who have committed domestic abuse.

An illegal transaction in which a buyer uses an intermediary to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer and then sells the weapon to an individual who cannot legally buy guns is known as a __________________.

According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun in the home is about 22 times more likely to be used to kill or injure in domestic homicide or suicide than to be used in self-defense.

In Printz v. United States, the Court found that the background check provision did not violate the principle of separate state sovereignty.

Firearm homicide is the number one leading cause of death for young people ages 1 to 19 in the United States.

In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court applied the Second Amendment to the states, recognizing a person's right "to keep and bear arms for the purpose of______________________________."

Which of the following is false in regard to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act?

The significance of Presser v. Illinois (1886) is found in the ruling that the Court refused to incorporate the Second Amendment into which other Amendment?

The Supreme Court has repeatedly denied certiorari in cases in which the individual right to bear arms is at issue.

Which of the following is not one of the titles given to laws designed to protect citizens against any criminal charge or civil suit if they use force, including deadly force, against an invader of their home?

The first time the Court had ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own guns was in this landmark case.

An Historical Overview

An Overview of the Us Legal System

The Us Supreme Court: the Final Word

Equal Protection Under the Law: Balancing Individual, State, and Federal Rights

The First Amendment: Basic Freedoms

The Fourth Amendment: an Overview of Constitutional Searches and Seizures

Conducting Constitutional Seizures

Conducting Constitutional Searches

The Fifth Amendment: Obtaining Information Legally

The Sixth Amendment: Right to Counsel and a Fair Trial

The Eighth Amendment: Bail, Fines, and Punishment

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