How Well Do You Know the Second Amendment?
How much do you really know about the Second Amendment? Test yourself with these 12 questions.
When was the Second Amendment created?
Correct Answer - The Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, was adopted on December 15, 1791.
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Where is the Second Amendment stated?
Correct Answer - The Second Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights, which is composed of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Northwest Ordinance
United States Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Which right is protected by the Second Amendment?
Correct Answer - The right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment.
Freedom of religion
The right to keep and bear arms
The right to a speedy and public trial
Freedom of speech
Which is the correct text of the Second Amendment?
Correct Answer - The text of the Second Amendment is "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; a well armed and well regulated militia being the best security of a free country; but no person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service."
"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, being the best security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but no person religiously scrupulous shall be compelled to bear arms."
"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
How many parts is the Second Amendment generally believed to be divided into?
Correct Answer - The Second Amendment is believed to be divided into two clauses, or parts.
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In what year did the Supreme Court rule that the right of individuals to bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment, as opposed to just the rights of “well-regulated militia”?
Correct Answer - The Supreme Count ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms for individuals, rather than just a "well-regulated militia," in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008
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2008
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From which country did the United States get the idea of giving the people the freedom to keep and carry their own arms?
Correct Answer - The United States got the idea of giving the people the freedom to keep and carry their own arms from England, specifically from the English Bill of Rights of 1689.
France
Spain
England
Germany
What issue was at stake in the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case?
Correct Answer - The issue at stake in the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case was whether the Second Amendment applies to federal enclaves and applies to individuals' rights to bear arms for conventional purposes.
Whether the Second Amendment applies to federal enclaves and applies to individuals' rights to bear arms for conventional purposes.
Whether the Second Amendment is relevant to today.
Whether the Second Amendment applies to all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Whether the Second Amendment applies outside of the home.
What did the Supreme Court decide in the 2008 case?
Correct Answer - It was decided that the Second Amendment does apply, due to the importance of self-defense.
The Second Amendment does apply, due to the importance of self-defense.
The Second Amendment does apply, due to the need for equality between state laws.
The Second Amendment does not apply, due to the current epidemic of gun violence.
The Second Amendment does not apply, due to the dangers of owning guns.
What prompted Congress to pass the National Firearms Act of 1934?
Correct Answer - The need for gun control due to gangland crime and an assassination attempt on the current President was what prompted Congress to pass the National Firearms Act of 1934.
The need for gun control due to gangland crime and an assassination attempt on the current President.
The need to regulate the use of guns in homes.
The need to regulate prices of guns.
The need for more firearms in the military.
In 2010, the Supreme Court took up another landmark Second Amendment case, McDonald v. Chicago. What was the issue the high court decided?
Correct Answer - In McDonald v. Chicago of 2010, the Supreme Court made a decision regarding the issue of whether or not the Second Amendment applies to the individual states.
Whether or not the Second Amendment applies to the individual states
Whether or not the Second Amendment was still applicable in today's society
Whether or not the military should reduce gun use
Whether or not the Second Amendment applied to criminals
How many privately-owned guns exist currently in the United States, according to the National Rifle Association?
Correct Answer - There are currently an estimated 310 million privately owned guns in the United States, as of 2009.
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