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3.5 Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms

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Question 1

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Which statement best describes the Supreme Court's holding in McDonald v. Chicago?

McDonald used the Fourteenth Amendment to apply the individual Second Amendment right recognized in Heller against state and local governments. The decision is a selective-incorporation case; it did not eliminate every historically grounded firearm regulation.
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A. The individual Second Amendment right recognized in Heller applies to state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment

McDonald used the Fourteenth Amendment to apply the individual Second Amendment right recognized in Heller against state and local governments. The decision is a selective-incorporation case; it did not eliminate every historically grounded firearm regulation.

Question 2

Question 2 of 4

A city prohibits a law-abiding adult from possessing any operable handgun in the home for self-defense. Which required-case comparison is most directly relevant?

Heller recognized an individual right to possess a handgun for self-defense in the home, and McDonald applied that right to state and local governments. The factual setting therefore calls for those two Second Amendment precedents.
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B. District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago

Heller recognized an individual right to possess a handgun for self-defense in the home, and McDonald applied that right to state and local governments. The factual setting therefore calls for those two Second Amendment precedents.

Question 3

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Which constitutional provision supplied the principal basis for applying the Second Amendment to state and local governments in McDonald v. Chicago?

The Court relied on the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate the individual Second Amendment right against state and local governments. This is the selective-incorporation mechanism used for many protections in the Bill of Rights.
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C. The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

The Court relied on the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate the individual Second Amendment right against state and local governments. This is the selective-incorporation mechanism used for many protections in the Bill of Rights.

Question 4

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What was the most important federalism consequence of McDonald v. Chicago?

McDonald made an individual Second Amendment protection enforceable against state and local governments. The ruling therefore constrained subnational policy through a federal constitutional right while leaving room for lawful regulation.
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D. It limited state and local governments through an incorporated federal constitutional right

McDonald made an individual Second Amendment protection enforceable against state and local governments. The ruling therefore constrained subnational policy through a federal constitutional right while leaving room for lawful regulation.

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