McDonald v. Chicago (2010) was significant because it a. rejected the idea that the Second Amendment applies to state government
s. b. upheld the state of Illinois’s restrictions on gun ownership by former felons. c. concluded that the Second Amendment applies only to state governments and not to the federal government. d. applied the Second Amendment to state governments.
d. applied the Second Amendment to state governments.
Explanation:
The second amendment was applied by the Supreme Court holding that it was incorporated under the fourteenth amendment as regards the Due Process Clause or Privileges or Immunities Clause , and reversing the Seventh Circuit in this way. This decision by the Supreme Court in June 2010 cleared the uncertainty in the Chicago gun restrictions as well as in other states.
D. Applied the second amendment to state governments.
Explanation:
McDonald v. City of Chicago, case in which on June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,” applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government.
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When the settlers arrived, there was no government. To keep order, all the men aboard the Mayflower signed a compact. They agreed that fair laws would be made for the good of the colony. They promised to obey the laws.
