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Standard Met:
12.1.3 Explain how the U.S. Constitution reflects a balance between the classical republican concern with promotion of the public good and the classical liberal concern with protecting individual rights; and discuss how the basic premises of liberal constitutionalism and democracy are joined in the Declaration of Independence as "self-evident truths."
12.5.1 Understand the changing interpretations of the Bill of Rights over time, including interpretations of the basic freedoms (religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly) articulated in the First Amendment and the due process and equal-protection-of-the-law clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
12.7.1 Explain how conflicts between levels of government and branches of government are resolved.

Objective:
To understand the controversy of a law
Look at the issue from different sides
Understand the difference between a primary and a secondary source

Steps taken:
Looked at the different controversial statutes
Chose gun control as my topic
Read the law (US Constitution/ Prop H in San Francisco’s Consolidated Election, November 2005)
Read interpretations of the gun control law
Form an opinion on the issue

Writing Prompt:
“Is Prop H a good law for San Francisco?”

Conclusion:
I have researched the gun control laws and looked at the different levels of Government. I have learned that one always needs to consider different opinions before supporting any controversy.