The Ultimate Second Amendment Quiz
Anonymous User
Created 6/19/2024
Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz on the Second Amendment and see how many correct answers you can get out of 20!
1. When was the Second Amendment ratified?
July 4, 1776
December 15, 1791
April 15, 1789
May 5, 1792
2. Which case first affirmed that the Second Amendment right belongs to individuals for self-defense in the home?
United States v. Miller
District of Columbia v. Heller
McDonald v. City of Chicago
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen
3. What are the types of regulations stated by the Court in dicta that would not implicate the Second Amendment?
Regulations on shotguns
Regulations on rifles
Regulations on types of ammunition
Regulations on carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons
4. Which case determined that state and local governments are limited to the same extent as the federal government concerning the Second Amendment?
District of Columbia v. Heller
United States v. Miller
McDonald v. City of Chicago
Presser v. Illinois
5. Who proposed the Second Amendment?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
6. Which Supreme Court case took a collective rights approach to the Second Amendment in 1939?
United States v. Miller
District of Columbia v. Heller
McDonald v. City of Chicago
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen
7. What was the collective decision of the Supreme Court in Heller about the Second Amendment?
It protected militia rights exclusively
It established an individual right to possess firearms
It limited the right to bear arms to law enforcement
It was not conclusive about individual rights
8. What societal fear led to the inclusion of the Second Amendment according to the Anti-Federalists?
Fear of foreign invasion
Fear of a tyrannical federal government
Desire for hunting rights
Protection of property rights
9. Which document influenced the Second Amendment by describing the right to bear arms as auxiliary right?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights of 1689
Articles of Confederation
The Federalist Papers
10. According to Justice Scalia in the Heller decision, which historical case reflected the natural right of self-defense?
United States v. Miller
Presser v. Illinois
Nunn v. State
U.S. v. Cruikshank
11. Which justices from the current Supreme Court participated in the majority opinion of both Heller and McDonald?
Clarence Thomas, John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Connor, David Souter, Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett
12. What was the original purpose of the Second Amendment according to the framers?
To ensure the right to hunt
To create civilian forces to counteract a tyrannical government
To allow citizens to protect their property
To provide for the defense against foreign nations
13. Which case recently revisited the Second Amendment issue and affirmed the individual right to carry firearms in public?
United States v. Miller
District of Columbia v. Heller
McDonald v. City of Chicago
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen
14. A well regulated militia was described as necessary for what?
Security of a free State
Freedom from foreign invasion
Individual self-defense
Protection of state property
15. The Second Amendment was influenced by which aspect of English common law?
Right to a fair trial
Right to free speech
Right to bear arms
Right to a speedy trial
16. Who was the influential framer of the Constitution that wrote about militias opposing standing armies in Federalist No. 46?
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
Patrick Henry
17. What length of shotgun barrel was at the center of the United States v. Miller decision?
16 inches
18 inches
20 inches
22 inches
18. What doctrine did the U.S. Supreme Court reject in favor of the individual rights model beginning with District of Columbia v. Heller?
Self-defense doctrine
Collective rights model
Standing army model
State rights model
19. How long did the precedent set by United States v. Miller stand before being revisited in Heller?
50 years
60 years
70 years
80 years
20. What was the primary concern in the debates surrounding the Second Amendment in August 1789?
Protection of the monarchy
Mal-administration of the government
Construction of public infrastructure
Taxation without representation
