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Court case: District of Colombia v. Heller
The Court rules that the Second Amendment does not protect an individual right to bear arms.
For the majority, the prefatory clause ______.
suggests the military is the militia
suggests the militia already exists and are not organized
suggests no militia exists because it is speaking of an individual right
none of these
Breyer dissents and argues that ______.
the right in the Second Amendment is absolute
the right in the Second Amendment is not absolute
the right in the Second Amendment can never be regulated
the right in the Second Amendment can always be regulated
Stevens argues that Miller should control as the basis for interpreting the Second Amendment.
The Court does recognize that Miller allows the government to limit dangerous and unusual weapons.