Key Facts
This 1990 Act made it illegal for any individual to knowingly possess a firearm in a school zone
Gun-Free School Zones Act
The transaction or transportation of products, services, or money across state borders
Interstate Commerce
The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was declared _____ in the case of U.S. v Lopez
Unconstitutional
The case of U.S. v Lopez set this for future cases related to regulating interstate commerce
Precedent
This high school senior was arrested for carrying his concealed handgun into school
Alfonso Lopez Jr.
This amendment defines that powers not expressly given to federal government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people.
10th Amendment
In a ___ decision, the Supreme Court ruled the Gun-Free School Zones Act unconstitutional
5-4
Unlike the precedent set in McCulloch v Maryland, U.S. v Lopez ____ the power of the federal government
Decreased
Lopez Jr. originally faced charges from this state before they were dropped and upgraded to federal charges
Texas
The Commerce Clause gives this body the broad power to regulate commerce
Congress
The majority stated that regulating guns in schools is a power ____ to the states
Reserved
The decision in U.S. v Lopez had implications for this concept, highlighting the tension between federal authority and state sovereignty
Federalism
The year the Supreme Court took on the case of the United States v Lopez
1995
The Commerce Clause is found in this Article and Section of the Constitution
Article 1, Section 8
In a dissenting opinion, Justice Breyer felt that future commerce depended on providing the nation's children with this
Quality Education
For the first time in ____ years the Court limited the power of Congress under the Commerce Clause
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