1. Is this a matter of constitutional, criminal, civil, or military law?
This is a matter of constitutional.
2. Is the source of the law a statute, regulation, case law, or a combination?
The source of the law is a combination.
3. Determine the purpose of the law. Is the law intended to protect people's safety or people's rights? Use details from the lesson to support your answer. Write in complete sentences.
This law is intended to protect people and there religion. By giving them firearms they can protect themselves and by giving them the right to believe what they want to believe they can protect there religion.
4. What could happen if the law did not exist? Use details from the lesson, including the impact on government officials, to support your answer. Write in complete sentences.
If this law did not exist, there would be rumors, riots, and overthrowing of the government. The government officials would be targets for enemies. In this scenario if the reporter published the article it could cause the people to start a riot that could lead to people getting heart.
