Why do people support the Right to Bear Arms amendment?

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Explanation:Modern debates about the Second Amendment have focused on whether it protects a private right of individuals to keep and bear arms, or a right that can be exercised only through militia organizations like the National Guard. This question, however, was not even raised until long after the Bill of Rights was adopted.

Many in the Founding generation believed that governments are prone to use soldiers to oppress the people. English history suggested that this risk could be controlled by permitting the government to raise armies (consisting of full-time paid troops) only when needed to fight foreign adversaries. For other purposes, such as responding to sudden invasions or other emergencies, the government could rely on a militia that consisted of ordinary civilians who supplied their own weapons and received some part-time, unpaid military training.

The onset of war does not always allow time to raise and train an army, and the Revolutionary War showed that militia forces could not be relied on for national defense. The Constitutional Convention therefore decided that the federal government should have almost unfettered authority to establish peacetime standing armies and to regulate the militia.

This massive shift of power from the states to the federal government generated one of the chief objections to the proposed Constitution. Anti-Federalists argued that the proposed Constitution would take from the states their principal means of defense against federal usurpation. The Federalists responded that fears of federal oppression were overblown, in part because the American people were armed and would be almost impossible to subdue through military force.

Implicit in the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were two shared assumptions. First, that the proposed new Constitution gave the federal government almost total legal authority over the army and militia. Second, that the federal government should not have any authority at all to disarm the citizenry. They disagreed only about whether an armed populace could adequately deter federal oppression.

The Second Amendment conceded nothing to the Anti-Federalists’ desire to sharply curtail the military power of the federal government, which would have required substantial changes in the original Constitution. Yet the Amendment was easily accepted because of widespread agreement that the federal government should not have the power to infringe the right of the people to keep and bear arms, any more than it should have the power to abridge the freedom of speech or prohibit the free exercise of religion.

Much has changed since 1791. The traditional militia fell into desuetude, and state-based militia organizations were eventually incorporated into the federal military structure. The nation’s military establishment has become enormously more powerful than eighteenth century armies. We still hear political rhetoric about federal tyranny, but most Americans do not fear the nation’s armed forces and virtually no one thinks that an armed populace could defeat those forces in battle. Furthermore, eighteenth century civilians routinely kept at home the very same weapons they would need if called to serve in the militia, while modern soldiers are equipped with weapons that differ significantly from those generally thought appropriate for civilian uses. Civilians no longer expect to use their household weapons for militia duty, although they still keep and bear arms to defend against common criminals (as well as for hunting and other forms of recreation).

Which scenario describes an interaction between two of Earth’s spheres?
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A.Water flows from a stream to a lake.

B.Gravity moves rocks to another location.

C.Lions use energy to catch other animals for food.

D.Bears dig big holes in the ground to protect their young.

Which statements reflect Sumerian religious beliefs?

Select all correct answers.


Religious beliefs played a large role in the Sumerians' daily life.


The Sumerians believed that their gods were the cause of the sometimes frightening, unpredictable workings of nature.


Sumerian religious beliefs were based on science.


The Sumerians believed in many powerful nature gods.

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In the early years of human history, people traded goods with one another. This tradition continues in today's world. Many of the goods used every day were acquired as a result of trade. Today, trade remains very important to economic survival.

For this project, you will be asked to make comparisons between trading practices in early empires and trading practices today.

Think about trade in early empires versus trade today.
Jot down your thoughts.
Write a 200-300 word essay comparing and contrasting trade in early empires with trade today.
Here are some questions to answer to help you get started:
How have methods for transporting goods changed over time?
How has industrialization and the production of manufactured goods affected trade?
How do government regulations and trading blocs affect trade?
Have the benefits of trade changed over time?
How has the construction of canals or roads changed trade routes?

A. The colonies do not have the military training to beat Britain.


B. The colonies could not trade with France because they are a part of Britain.


C. The colonies could not protect themselves from France without British troops.


D. The colonies could not survive without British support

How many years did it take to build Mount Rushmore?

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Read the body paragraph from a student’s informative essay on George Washington’s leadership.

Washington also realized he could not win on his own. So, he accepted the help of General Lafayette and his French troops. Together, they fought the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. American and French forces surrounded the British southern army in a siege that lasted for several weeks. When the British finally surrendered, it brought an end to the fighting.

Which sentence best states the supporting reason provided by this paragraph?

A) Washington's French counterpart was General Lafayette.
B) Washington led the siege at Yorktown and ended the war.
C) Washington learned from his experience in the early days of the war.
D) Washington was effective because he accepted help from others.

Why was the printing press so important to the renaissance? (Your response has to be at least 5-7 strong sentences. Thanks!)

With which of the following statements would an English Puritan of the 17th Century have agreed?

A: Membership in the congregation should be open to everyone.
B: Predestination is a false idea.
C: The king is the head of the church and must be obeyed.
D: The Church of England must become more pure.

How did American independence affect women?

A.It gave women rights equal to those of men.

B.It guaranteed that women would be protected from mistreatment.

C.It gave women a larger role in government.

D.It failed to give women rights or protections.

The terms representative democracy and republic are used when describing America's government. Choose the THREE features of the type of government these terms are used to describe.

A. The power of the government belongs to the citizens.
B. People must have access to free and fair elections.
C. Every citizen is required to vote for representatives.
D. Limits are placed on government and lawmakers.
E. Every citizen gets a direct vote on every issue.

Is it fair to argue that one of the factors that drove the sugar trade was the ideal growing conditions in the Caribbean? Explain your answer.

The Virginia House Burgesses was

A. religious group

B. representative government

C. written constitution the

D. written example self-government

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Which statement best describes HOW Empress Theodora aided her husband in
keeping his thrown during the Nika Riots??

A. Theodora refused to flee the empire like her husband intended saying, "May I never see the day when those who meet me do not call me Empress." Seeing her
courage, Justinian decides to stay and suppresses the riots

B. Theodora refused to leave and was abandoned by her husband leaving her to
rule the empire alone

C. Theodora and her husband Emperor Justinian fled the palace and returned to
Rome where he would continue to rule from the Western half.

D. Theodora accosted her husband, calling her him weak and banned him from
Empire leaving her as the next heir.

The Medici family was established in the early 1100s and by the time of the 1400s the Medici established which of these?
A. A church that led individuals freely practice their own religion
B. Their own trading route
C. A bank that was able to handle international trade

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You are a delegate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The Federalists and Anti-Federalists debate over whether to create a stronger federal government or keep more power with the states. Which side of the debate would you have supported?

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The United States uses the census to determine all of the following EXCEPT:
A.
race
B.
education
C.
marital status
D.
spending habits

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Which statement best describes HOW Empress Theodora aided her husband in
keeping his thrown during the Nika Riots??

A. Theodora refused to flee the empire like her husband intended saying, "May I never see the day when those who meet me do not call me Empress." Seeing her
courage, Justinian decides to stay and suppresses the riots

B. Theodora refused to leave and was abandoned by her husband leaving her to
rule the empire alone

C. Theodora and her husband Emperor Justinian fled the palace and returned to
Rome where he would continue to rule from the Western half.

D. Theodora accosted her husband, calling her him weak and banned him from
Empire leaving her as the next heir.

How did the American and French Revolutions affect enslaved people in Haiti?

A.Haitians saw that Americans were able to get equality for all people.

B.Haitians believed they could defeat the British if the Americans did.

C.Haitians were encouraged to declare their right to self-rule.

D.Haitians realized that they could win independence without using violence.

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Which two French explorers helped claim and settle Canada? Which parts of Canada did they explore?

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How did Constantine's decision to moved the imperial capital affect the spread of Christianity and the Latin language?

A. Constantine's decision to move the capital caused Christianity and Latin to dissolve and no longer be practiced


B. Constantine's decision to move had no effect on the spread of Christianity and Latin, but rather expanded the religion of Hinduism


C. Constantine's decision to move the capital caused the spread of the language into the Easter Region because Latin was the official language of the Empire, and Christianity to spread because he welcomed Christians into the new capital by issuing the Edict of Milan and building public buildings called churches to worship there


D. Constantine's decision to move the capital created mass chaos causing both Christianity and the Latin language to be banned in the entire Roman Empire.

The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788. The essays urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Imagine you were writing one of these essays: what would you have written to convince the citizens of the United States to ratify (pass or put into effect) the new Constitution?

Cars are powered by fossil fuels, which come from the remains of ancient living things that were buried and exposed to high temperature and pressure from Earth’s interior.

Which spheres are represented when fossil fuels form?

a.atmosphere and biosphere
b.biosphere and geosphere
c.cryosphere and atmosphere
d.geosphere and hydrosphere

The modern census, which measured household size, marital status, and employment, began in _____________.

A.
Egypt
B.
China
C.
Canada
D.
United States

Which existing pyramid is the oldest that has been discovered?

One central idea in the Declaration of Independence is that the government has a social contract with those that it governs.

Which sentence best expresses that idea?

A. "They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

B."...such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government."

C."...to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

D."We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

what does 1 peter 2:24 say in the bible?

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How many stripes does the American flag have?

ncreased immigration from foreign countries, a dramatic rise in birth rate, and a long period of peace all contribute to ___________.
A.
increased pestilence
B.
decreased pestilence
C.
increased population
D.
decreased population