2nd Amendment
by University of Oklahoma
This course material is only available in the iTunes U app on iPhone or iPad.
Course Description
This course is a citizen's guide to the Second Amendment. Recent tragedies have put gun control in the headlines, and the lines of political argument are sharply drawn. But what about the Constitutional dimension? The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution fundamentally shapes American gun control policy. In this course, a number of experts in history, constitutional law, and political science explore the Second Amendment from various angles. The viewer will learn about its history and purpose, about the ways that the Constitution is interpreted by different Supreme Court justices, and about the recent cases that define the current landscape of Second Amendment law. The aim is to provide the background knowledge necessary for informed citizenship on this issue.
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| 1 | United States Bill of Rights | The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had opposed Constitutional ratification, these amendments guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve some powers to the states and the public. Originally the amendments applied only to the federal government, however, most were subsequently applied to the government of each state by way of the Fourteenth Amendment, through a process known as incorporation. | -- | Free | View in iTunes |
| 2 | The United States Constitution | The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles entrench the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral Congress; the executive, consisting of the President; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Articles Four, Five and Six entrench concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments and of the states in relationship to the federal government. | -- | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | Constitution for iPad | Senator Sam Ervin pulled one out of his pocket during the Watergate Hearings... Now prepare to own any legal debate with a copy of the US Constitution on your iPad! Please enjoy our Declaration app, also available for free in the Reference section. | -- | Free | View in iTunes |
| 4 | Introduction | -- | 2:45 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | Interpreting the Second Amendment | -- | 14:11 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | Ideological Origins | -- | 9:51 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | Heller and Originalism | -- | 7:56 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 8 | Justices and Historians | -- | 8:06 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | Understanding McDonald | -- | 5:31 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 10 | Incorporation and McDonald | -- | 7:37 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | The Supreme Court and the Politics of Gun Control | -- | 7:37 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 12 | Executive Orders | -- | 3:26 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | Where Do We Go From Here | -- | 7:51 | Free | View in iTunes |
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