Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

Amendment 2, Right to Bear Arms - A Necessary Amendment? I. Background Information The Second Amendment of the Constitution is a hotly debated topic, but is not as recognizable as the First Amendment. It allows people to not only use firearms, but to provide them in defense and protection (“Second Amendment”). It is divisive due to the fact that many people have different opinions on what the Amendment actually states. Some citizens believe that it is meant protect the rights of the people to…

have the power under the Constitution to establish a national bank under Article 1, Section 8, and Clause 18 of the constitution and did Maryland unconstitutionally tax a branch of the national bank operating within its borders? Background information: The U.S government created the first national bank in 1791, while in 1816; the second national bank of the United States was created. Many branches of the Bank of the United States opened throughout the country. States were worried about the…

the American Constitution has offered a framework of governance for over two hundred years. The Framers of the American constitution sought to create a government free of tyrannical rule—where power derives from the consent of the governed. The US constitution outlines a form of national government that aims to serve the American people by protecting their rights and liberties. The US constitution is succinct and difficult to amend; congress has only passed twenty-seven amendments since the…

citizens. Written by James Madison, the first 10 amendments of the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. This established each and every individual’s birth-given right. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bare arms, as stated, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bare arms, shall not be infringed”. This amendment was a controversial topic in the late 60s…

speaking, a constitution is defined as “the fundamental principles of a government and the basic structures and procedures by which the government operates to fulfill those principles” (Harrison, et al. p. 34). Constitutions may be written or unwritten, and serve to outline a government’s basic procedures of operation, as aforementioned. In the United States, there are two different types of constitutions: a constitution for each state, written by each state, and a single federal constitution.…

of the United States, however, not one is quite like the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is different than every other archive because it includes individual rights that relate to every single American citizen. It is the first ten amendments mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, and it provides necessary limits on government power. Although it began in controversy, it was vital to the success and prosperity of the country, and it is still extremely relevant today. Before the Constitution, the…

fact that my partner, Anastasia Blecker, and I, Delaney Fiore, agree unwaveringly, with the resolved topic that, in the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned. The term “private ownership” means the exclusive possession of something by an individual and a “handgun” is a pistol. We feel so strongly this way because it is not a right granted by the Constitution, removing guns has been proven to alleviate violence in other countries, and that guns cause hundreds of…

The United States Constitution is the basic law that defines how our nation’s government should behave. Prior to its ratification, the Articles of Confederation were the basic law in America, and they were weak; rebellions against the United States militia happened more than once, and at the Philadelphia Convention, the Framers realized the pressing need for an entirely new constitution, not just amendments to the Articles. It took months to finish, but on September 17, 1787, the document was…

Back in 1791 Bills of Rights was put into the United States constitution. There was a great reason for this. One was so the people could be secure and know that these rights given would not be taken from them. In the past within the Government there were debates between both the Federalists and Anti- Federalist which one thought there should be a new union with a strong government while the other thought we need the Bill of Rights to protect our rights. One of the U.S House of Representative…

Today many Americans believe that the Constitution should not be interpreted and instead believe that it should be followed according to the authors’ original intent. However, many of the founders themselves had disagreements over the difference between “interpretation” and “intent.” There are four main issues that present complications with the interpretations of the Constitution. These four issues are The Bank of the United States, The Alien and Sedition Acts, The Virginia and Kentucky…