Question

What motive did the Founding Fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the Constitution? (5 points)

Select one:
a. To drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition
b. To ensure that the government would have a strong national military
c. To make sure people could defend themselves against the government
d. To try to get the delegates from the Southern states to ratify the Constitution

Answer 1

C. To make sure people could defend themselves against the government

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The Second Amendment provides U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. ... Having just used guns and other arms to ward off the English, the amendment was originally created to give citizens the opportunity to fight back against a tyrannical federal government.