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District of Columbia v. Heller

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Amendment did District of Columbia correlate to.

a)

Amendment IX

b)

Amendment XII

c)

Amendment IV

d)

Amendment II

2.

Which of the following is true? (select all that apply)

a)

It was a 5-4 ruling in favor of Heller

b)

Heller challenged the constitutionality of a 32-year-old handgun ban in the District of Columbia and won

c)

This case was originally called United States v. Miller

d)

There were originally seven plaintiffs

e)

Heller's house was shot up in the 1970s

3.

When was the case decided?

a)

June 6, 2007

b)

June 26, 2008

c)

June 25, 2007

d)

March 3, 2008

4.

Residents of the District of Columbia weren't allowed to vote for president before 1964.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Firearms Control Regulation Act banned the carrying of...

a)

Deadly/dangerous weapons

b)

Handbags

c)

Any sharp object

d)

Fedoras

6.

True or false: The chief of police could issue one-year licenses for handguns.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

This is a landmark case because?

a)

It defined every single amendment

b)

The Supreme Court interpreted what the Second Amendment meant when it comes to an individual's right to keep weapons for self-defense.

c)

It was the first case about gun rights ever

d)

It was the first Supreme Court case to decide whether the Third Amendment allowed the quartering of soldiers or not.

8.

The Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Court's ruling that

a)

Struck down the first and third provisions of the code and restricted the enforcement of the second.

b)

Struck down the fifth and eighth provisions of the code and restricted the enforcement of the twelfth.

c)

Struck down the first and third provisions of the code and restricted the enforcement of the eleventh.

d)

Struck down no provisions and did not limit the enforcement of any other provisions.

9.

The district court did not allow the government to dismiss.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Maybe????

d)

I have absolutely no idea

10.

Residents of the District of Columbia are limited to...

a)

A non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives and a shadow senator.

b)

A voting delegate to the House of Representatives and a shadow senator

c)

A non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives and a senator

d)

No Idea

11.

This quiz was great.

(a)