Chapter 3
This is the "active support of a cause".
What is: Advocacy?
This is the town in which the Columbine tragedy took place.
What is: Littleton, Colorado?
These elections allow voters to remove elected officials from office.
What is: a Recall?
This Amendment states, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
What is: The 2nd Amendment?
These individuals were convicted for the Beltway Sniper murders.
Who are: Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad?
This is "a way to influence the lawmaking process by convincing lawmakers to vote as you want them to."
What is: Lobbying?
These were the names of the two gunmen who committed the Columbine tragedy.
Who were: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold?
This item was worn by "jocks" at Columbine High School and was used by the gunmen to identify targeted students.
What are: white baseball caps?
These levels of government may have different laws regarding Gun Control.
What is: Federal, State, and Local?
This is the age at which the juvenile suspect committed the murders.
What is: 17 years old?
This differentiates between traditional professional lobbyists and grassroots lobbyists.
What is: payment?
This is the name of the student who confronted Eric Harris in the parking lot and was told to "go home".
Who is: Brooks Brown?
This anti-depressant medication was prescribed to one of the Columbine High School gunmen?
What is: Zoloft?
This mass shooting helped state gun control measures to be passed in states with Republican governors.
What is: Stoneman Douglas High School shooting (Parkland)?
This was the rifle manufacturer who produced the model rifle that was used in the Beltway Sniper murders.
What is: Bushmaster?
This can start the political process of law and require the signatures of the people.
What is: an Initiative?
This is the name of the teacher who was mortally wounded trying to save the lives of students.
Who was: David Sanders?
This special interest group often lobbies against the National Rifle Association (NRA).
What is: The Brady Campaign?
This is the most famous special interest group that advocates for gun rights.
What is: the National Rifle Association (NRA)?
This automobile make and model was modified and used in the Beltway Sniper murders.
What is: a Chevy Caprice?
This occurs when a legislative act is referred to voters for final approval or rejection.
What is: a Referendum?
This is the name of the student that the gunmen found in the library and spared from the bloodshed by telling him "just run" and "just get out of here."
Who is: John Savage?
This is the only governor ever to have been voted out via recall.
Who is: Gray Davis?
This is the typical cycle of the gun control debate after a high-profile shooting.
What is: a boom/bust cycle?
This film served as inspiration for the Beltway snipers.
What is: The Matrix?