Back then having to bear arms against your government was a much more likely scenario than it is now. Of course it would lead to something like the civil war. T

Back then having to bear arms against your government was a much more likely scenario than it is now. Of course it would lead to something like the civil war. The democratic system is supposed to prevent that anyways. However in modern times we've moved quite a bit away from the possibility of armed rebellions. It's something that happens in less developed countries like Iraq.