Read this excerpt from the District of Columbia v. Heller dissenting opinion:The [Second] Amendment permits government to regulate the interests that it serves. Thus, irrespective of what those interests are—whether they do or do not include an independent interest in self-defense—the majority's view cannot be correct unless it can show that [Washington, D.C.'s] regulation is unreasonable or inappropriate in Second Amendment terms. This the majority cannot do.3What does the author of this excerpt most likely believe?A.Individual states may prohibit firearm ownership, but the federal government cannot.B.Cities have the right to reasonably limit individual rights to promote the public interest.C.The Second Amendment no longer applies to the modern United States.D.Firearms are a danger to the average citizen and should be outlawed nationwide.

Read this constitutional amendment: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.2What does this amendment prevent the U.S. government from doing?A.Increasing its power by seizing citizens' firearmsB.Interfering with states' right to control firearms salesC.Regulating firearm ownership in any wayD.Forcing citizens to join an armed militia group

The Second Amendment protects A:A. the right to privacy.B:B. the right to bear arms.C:C. the right to vote.D:D. the right to petition the government.

Choose the amendment that protects the right to have guns.

What did the supreme court rule in the DC vs Heller case?

What is the most important idea expressed in the last paragraph? Last paragraph: One thing is certain. Like all other rights in the Bill of Rights (such as freedom of speech and press), the right to keep and bear arms is not an absolute right. Working out the limits of the Second Amendment’s protection continues to challenge society.