The second amendment in the bill of rights protects against abuses of power that the colonists feared from their experiences under british rule. in securing that a well-regulated militia should be established, what right does the second amendment give citizens that is still a hotly debated issue today? '
a. the right of the people to defend their homes
b. the right of the people to keep and bear arms
c. the right of the people to free speech
d. the right of the people to be drafted into the armed forces

Which of the following quotes from the constitution describes the senate? "no person…who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen." "the…shall chose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the vice president, or when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states.""the…shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states.""the…shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."