CLEP Social Sciences

Category - Social Sciences

Read the text below:

“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.”

Which amendment of the United States Constitution is this from?
  1. 2nd Amendment
  2. 4th Amendment
  3. 5th Amendment
  4. 6th Amendment
Explanation
Answer - A - This text is from the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Key Takeaway: This is the text of the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution. In recent years, its interpretation has been a dividing factor. Today, many people support some for gun control, whiles others refer back to this amendment as their unequivocal right to arm themselves.
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