An Examination of the Influence of Natural Rights on the Creation and Development of the Constitution Via the Second and Eighth Amendments

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Brief Overview

This study evaluates the influence of natural rights on the framing and development of the Constitution. Building on John Locke’s theory, I examine early founding documents and more recent Supreme Court cases on the Second and Eighth Amendments.

Author

• Jordan Griffith, The College of Wooster