Question

Which of the following constitutional amendments provides for the principle that government should “provide for the common defense”?

First Amendment: freedom of the press
Second Amendment: right to bear arms
Sixth Amendment: right to trial by jury
Eighth Amendment: no excessive fines

Answer 1

Answer:b

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Answer 2

The correct answer is Second Amendment: right to bear arms.

The US Constitution clearly states "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This means that citizens and the military have the ability to keep guns in order to keep America safe.