- Information
- AI Chat
02.04 Fact Finding - describes controversy against the second amendment.
Composition I (ENC 1101 )
St. Petersburg College
Related Studylists
English 4Preview text
7/10/
eng 1
02 Fact Finding
Your topic: The Second Amendment
Fill in the list of resources relating to the topic you selected. Two sources have been provided for you to assist in your research. Explore the provided sources and add sources from your own research. Use your Research Process Notes from this lesson if you need help remembering the research strategies introduced in this lesson.
Multi-media Sources: videos, audio, slideshows, or graphics
Source 1: Video, annenbergclassroom/page/the-story-of-the-bill-of-rights (use the video related to the Amendment you chose for your research), “The Story of the Bill of Rights,” “The Second Amendment” or part 2.
Two-sentence description of source: The video explains that American citizens have the right to keep and bear arms which the government may not obstruct. The problem with the second amendment is it could mean “A state militia from the federal government.” or “ it means everyone’s entitled to have a gun”.
Source 2: image, tenthamendmentcenter/2013/02/20/the-second-amendment-preservation-act-is- constitutional/
Two-sentence description of source: The image above is of the second amendment. I will use it to pull direct quotations from the original document into my argument.
Domain-Specific Vocabulary/Key Terms:
7/10/
eng 2 Include the terms and write definitions or descriptions in your own words.
Militia- a military unit of ordinary citizens that will respond as an army in times of emergency.
Infringed- simply means the breaking of a law.
Landmark Case Articles: find articles related to the landmark case you intend to use in
your article
Source 1:article with list of landmark cases, billofrightsinstitute/landmark-cases (choose one case in support of your topic) “District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)”
Two-sentence description of source:
“Richard Heller challenged the District’s law banning virtually all handguns on Second Amendment grounds. The Court agreed with Heller, finding the ban unconstitutional... “
Source 2: Youtube video “District of Columbia v. Heller Case Brief Summary”
youtube/watch?v=zhD7yemB7N
Two-sentence description of source:
The “The Firearms Control Regulations Act” which essentially prevented citizens in that area from owning or buying a gun. The act also required all gun owners to have licenses if they were keeping guns in their homes.
Domain-Specific Vocabulary/Key Terms:
Include the terms and write definitions or descriptions in your own words.
- “The Firearms Control Regulations Act”- A 1975 law passed in the district of Columbia that restricted residents from owning, buying, and storing guns.
Contemporary Court Cases: find articles on cases related to your topic
Source 1: Article, “20-843 New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen (06/23/2022)”
7/10/
eng 4 “District of Columbia law bans handgun possession by making it a crime to carry an
unregistered firearm and prohibiting the registration of handguns. The Second Amendment
protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to
use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.”.
Domain-Specific Vocabulary/Key Terms:
Include the terms and write definitions or descriptions in your own words.
Veto- Executive branch’s right to reject a law or proposal made by legislative branch.
Gun cotrol- A set of laws that regulate the sale and production of firearms.
02.04 Fact Finding - describes controversy against the second amendment.
Course: Composition I (ENC 1101 )
University: St. Petersburg College
