Asked by Victoria

1. What information is being presented in the Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments? What facts are presented?

A: Second Amendment: bearing arms
(you are entitled to keep weapons in your home; you are entitled to keep weapons on your person; only the armed forces and law enforcement officials can use weapons to defend the country and its citizens); Third Amendment: housing of soldiers
(the military may not house its troops in your residence during times of peace without your consent;
the military may not house its troops in your residence during times of war except in accordance with the law); Fourth Amendment: privacy (The govt. or any law enforcement official cannot search you or confiscate your things without any good reason; if the govt. or any law enforcement official wants to search or seize your property in your home, they must have a good reason and must get permission to perform the search from a judge).

2. What does this information mean? What are its implications? What thoughts/emotions does it evoke?

A: Second Amendment (you can keep a functioning firearm for self-defense in your home, you can own a gun for certain legal activities, such as hunting or target practice; as a citizen, you are powerless to protect the nation); Third Amendment (your rights to the ownership and the use of your property without govt. intrusion are protected;
except during a national emergency, whoever you house or let into your home is up to you); Fourth Amendment (any property of yours is private and cannot be searched or seized without a search warrant; you are not protected from searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law; you have the right to personal privacy, except when you interfere with the law).

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Answered by Reed
And what do these amendments say about the relationship of the citizen to his/her government? How do these amendments make you feel as a citizen?
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