2nd Amendment: The Right to Keep & Bear Arms -- Teaching D.C. v. Heller
62 Pages Posted: 27 May 2013
Date Written: May 26, 2013
Abstract
The D.C. v. Heller case is an incredible vehicle to teach about the United States Constitution. The case revolves around the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and shines a spotlight on Originalism as a theory of Constitutional interpretation. These slides show how the case evolved from the District Court to the Supreme Court. They also teach the facts of the case and the different opinions on both sides of the debate. In the end, readers will learn a great deal about the Second Amendment and its application to federal and state/local gun control laws as well as about how the debate around gun control has evolved.
Keywords: 2nd Amendment, Second Amendment, Guns, Gun Cotrol, Right to Bear Arms, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, D.C. v. Heller, Heller case
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