Militia

The Second Amendment states “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”. This amendment was instituted to the Constitution on December 15, 1791 and means that any person in our country has the right to own and bear arms at any point and that the right may not be taken from you. Although James Madison did not invent the right to bear arms he did in fact wright the second amendment. The framers of…

What was a common goal amongst the nationalists of Ireland lead the unity of the Irish people to a an altercation, one that is grieved upon amongst Irish history. Since the 1700's, Irish nationalists stressed about the necessity to withdrawal any British rule or influence from what they believed to be their own, God-given country. The British were a powerful empire that took advantage of their size and strength to control foreign lands. Ireland was in a state of servitude to the British.…

Amendment, which states “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” (Spitzer)?,? has been interpreted differently between states. Some believe it means that the people are only allowed to bear arms if they are in a militia. Other states believe this amendment states that the people are allowed to own firearms without the contingency of being in a militia. No matter what states believe in,…

the process you go through to get one, and what types are allowed to be owned are good as they currently stand and should not be majorly changed, if changed at all. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “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.”([U.S. Constitution] Amendment 2) This tiny section has been under the most debate and scrutiny. Some people read it as…

The biggest issue that is seen multiple times a day on our television screens are about either the weather, President Trump, Transgenders/the LGBT movements, police brutality and gun control. But, since we continue to see and hear more tragic stories about individuals dying due to firearms whether from a mass shootings, police officers or just from regular gun-on-gun violence, gun control has been one of the top trending topics to speak about in today’s news, social media and local conversations…

Our three branches of government have been around since the early colonies. These government policies are still in effect today. These branches have been around since the early colonies and are still used to this day. The branches include Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Let’s take a look into what they’re doing for us today. There is the Legislative branch which makes laws and approves presidential appointments. This branch of government has two senators from each state and the number…

George Washington was only 21 years old serving the Virgina militia and on a 900-mile mission into Ohio Country to confront the French. Slavery was a big part of the economy and the productions of raw materials had fueled colonies to the second stage of economic development(Schulzt 2013) This started drama between England and the north American coloines. The started to build military forts which made the English settlers mad and ready to fight.When George got there he delivered a letter to…

come would be richly rewarded with the freedom that they were fighting for. in my opinion the revolutionary war was most important because of the freedoms that it promised. First of all, the right to keep and bear arms and be able to call a militia to defend themselves…

War is valuable as a point of study because it gives one a fuller picture of some base reasoning for a hefty percentage of the affected society. When any group of militia or militiamen takes up arms against another, the consequences spread to the entirety of the surrounding populace. With war comes many added stressors, not only to the political structure of the surrounding nation; targets include civilians as well as soldiers, firefighters, police officers, and politicians. The type of…

difficulties it possessed. One of the many weakness’ of the Articles was that it did not have direct communication and did not focus on individuals. Its main purpose was directed towards state power. Every state separately dealt with taxes, currency, and militia. The Articles of Confederation did not have enough power to govern the states and force all of them to respect national obligations. As far as the tax problem proceeded, If I were representing a state at the Annapolis Convention to…