Question 1

Individuals to whom, under the Gun Control Act, selling a firearm is forbidden are referred to as ________________.

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The answer of Individuals to whom, under the Gun Control...

Question 2

In 1968, after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert Kennedy, the _________________ was passed.

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Question 3

_______________ are statements by a court that do not deal with the main issue in the case or are an additional discussion by the court.

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Question 4

rights proponents claim that the Second Amendment was adopted with the primary purpose of preserving the state militia.

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Question 5

In 1967, Congress passed the _______________________ Act, a portion of which made possession of firearms by convicted felons unlawful.

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Question 6

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 7

As of 2010, an estimated 300 million firearms were privately owned by civilians in the United States.

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This is a fact supported by multiple sources and studies, including a report by the Congressional Research Service.

Question 8

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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This is the statistic reported by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

Question 9

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 10

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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While violent crime has declined in the US since the 1990s, the country still has higher homicide rates than many other countries.

Question 11

The Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a functional handgun in the home and to use it for traditionally lawful purposes, regardless of any connection to the militia, which was supported in the landmark case of ______________________.

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Question 12

Since the passage of the Brady Bill, an estimated 5.5 million people have been blocked from purchasing a gun due to a positive hit on a background check for being on a terrorist watch list or for being a convicted felon.

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The Brady Bill requires background checks for gun purchases, primarily to prevent sales to convicted felons, those under restraining orders, or with certain mental health issues, among others. It does not reference a terrorist watch list as a criterion for denial.

Question 13

In Presser v. Illinois (1886), the Court refused to______________________________the Second Amendment into the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Question 14

A ______________ is a request that a suit be dismissed because the facts do not sustain the claim against the defendant.

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Question 15

The ______________________, found in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, provides the legal foundation for much of the federal government's regulatory authority, including firearms.

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Question 16

Some activist groups argue that a(n)_______________citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

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Question 17

The shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman occurred in Florida, a state where shooting is justifiable as self-defense provided that the person feels "threatened" or no longer has an obligation to retreat based on __________________ laws.

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The answer of The shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...

Question 18

Two opposing interpretations of the Second Amendment have clashed in past decades and have revolved around the phrasing of this amendment into two parts: the_______________identifies the action to be taken or prohibited.

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Question 19

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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Question 20

_____________________ are legal claims, based on English common law, that designate a person's place of residence as a place in which the person enjoys protection from illegal trespassing and violent attack.

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Quiz 6: The Second Amendment: the Gun Control Controversy