Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Politics and Government - Homework - Due Wed, March 11

1 - Read McDonald v Chicago pages 8 - 10 (until section c)

2 - Title each paragraph and do annotations.

3 - Answer the following questions:

a) What precedent was established by D.C. v Heller?
b) Describe the Chicago statute. How does it compare to the D.C. statute?
c) Provide a quote that illustrates the concept of incorporation.
d) What was the purpose of the Chicago gun law?
e) According to Chicago and Oak Park, when should a right within the Bill of Rights be applicable to the states?
f) What did the court hold (rule) in the Slaughterhouse Cases? Why are the Slaughterhouse Cases being referenced in this opinion?
g) How does the court interpret the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
h) How did the dissenting justices in Slaughterhouse interpret the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
i) What did the court hold in Cruikshank

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