Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms 📜
Selective Incorporation ⚖️
McDonald v. Chicago 🔫

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the extent to which the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First and Second Amendments reflects a commitment to individual liberty
  • Explain the implications of the doctrine of selective incorporation
⏰ What We Did
  • Take notes on the Second Amendment and student-led interpretations of the amendment, what selective incorporation is, and how McDonald v. Chicago — as well as District of Columbia v. Heller — used selective incorporation to extend the right to bear arms to the states
  • Add McDonald to the Supreme Court graphic organizer
⚙️ Resources