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PPOG 500

R

ESEARCH AND

W

RITING

A

SSIGNMENT

S

ECOND

A

MENDMENT

I

NSTRUCTIONS

The assigned Reading and Study

focused on the differences between opinion and analysis.

Many people have opinions regarding the

right to bear a

rms and the Second Amendment to the

United States Constitution, but

high

quality analysis of the issue is much less common than mere

statements of opinion. In this

R

esearch and

W

riting

A

ssignment, you are required to research the

history and purpose of the

Second Amendment

,

and write a 3

–

5

-

page research paper, citing 5

–

7

scholarly

sources to support your analysis

.

Note that your analysis should identify and discuss

competing interpretations of the Second Amendment and seek to determine which of these

interpretations most accurately reflects the intentions of the Founding Fathers.

Please also

discuss whether this in

terpretation is consistent with a Christian worldview

—

i.e. in what way

and to what extent it is supported by biblical principles.

Please follow Turabian Author

-

Date style for this research paper.

See Grading Rubric in the

Content Folder for details on grad

ing criteria.

.

PPOG 500

RESEARCH AND WRITING ASSIGNMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT

INSTRUCTIONS

The assigned Reading and Study focused on the differences between opinion and analysis.

Many people have opinions regarding the right to bear arms and the Second Amendment to the

United States Constitution, but high quality analysis of the issue is much less common than mere

statements of opinion. In this Research and Writing Assignment, you are required to research the

history and purpose of the Second Amendment, and write a 3–5-page research paper, citing 5–7

scholarly sources to support your analysis. Note that your analysis should identify and discuss

competing interpretations of the Second Amendment and seek to determine which of these

interpretations most accurately reflects the intentions of the Founding Fathers. Please also

discuss whether this interpretation is consistent with a Christian worldview—i.e. in what way

and to what extent it is supported by biblical principles.

Please follow Turabian Author-Date style for this research paper. See Grading Rubric in the

Content Folder for details on grading criteria.

.