2nd amendment
This set of amendments, ratified in 1791, introduced the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Russell-Brown argues that media depictions frequently exaggerate the criminality of this racial group.
Who are Black Americans?
He was Anna’s Public Defender.
Who is Russ Bensing?
Founded in 1832 under this name.
What is Pennsylvania College?
Precedent from this concept guides modern courts, meaning older decisions still shape newer rulings
What is stare decisis?
This 1934 federal law imposed the first major restrictions on machine guns and sawed-off shotguns.
What is the National Firearms Act?
This government method of data collection has contributed to the social construction of race.
What is the U.S. Census?
He read the effective & “remorseful” letter to Judge Gaul
Who is Rayshawn Ellis? (1st or last name acceptable)
Founded by this white American man, and a building on campus still bears his name today.
Who was Simon Schmucker?
This foundational document, drafted in 1787, has been amended this many times..
What are the 27 amendments?
The Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in this case recognized an individual right to possess firearms unconnected to militia service.
What is D.C. v Heller?
Russell-Brown compressed 3 words into one to create this term that refers to the social belief that crime is overwhelmingly caused by or linked to Black men.
What is “criminalblackman”?
One of the other judges in the courthouse.
Who is Sutula, Collier, Russo or Synenberg
Widely known as Gettysburg College’s smartest, best-liked, best-looking, and humblest professor.
Who is Scott Hancock?
This amendment established the right to a trial by jury in civil cases involving more than $20.
What is the 7th Amendment?
This 1993 act created federal background checks and a waiting period for some gun purchases.
What is the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act?
He wrote the Philadelphia Negro, an early 20th-century pioneering study of the how crime is rooted in social condition, not race.
Who was W. E. B. Du Bois?
A major early theme emphasizes this common outcome — cases resolved quickly without full evidentiary review.
What is plea bargaining?
He was president of Gettysburg College during the battle of Gettysburg.
Who was Henry L. Baugher?
This Article of the U.S. Constitution is currently being used by the Executive Branch to justify bombing boats in the Caribbean
What is Article II?
This 2022 ruling struck down New York’s century-old concealed carry licensing restrictions, expanding public carry rights.
What is New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen?
This white person, who taught Africana Studies at university in Washington, claimed for years she was Black (and still does.)
Who is Rachel Dolezal?
The podcast highlights that this concept — justice varying with wealth, race, and legal representation — defines everyday courtroom outcomes.
What is unequal or “tiered” justice?
The first African American woman to graduate from Gettysburg College
Who is Myra Taylor Herron?
This president issued an executive order to seize steel mills, leading to a SCOTUS ruling that limited executive power.
Who was Truman?