Evolution of Individual Rights and Liberties

The Nevada Constitution has many similarities to the U.S. Constitution and some of the concepts and provisions of the Nevada Constitution have roots that go back to English common law. I will attempt to analyze the evolution of individual rights and liberties in England and in the Colonies and States of the Confederation during the years preceding the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787. The historical and philosophical roots of the U.S. Constitution …

…legislative delegations, civil liberties, and limited government powers. In this paper, I have discussed the evolution of individual rights and liberties in England and in the Colonies and States of the Confederation during the years preceding the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787. The U.S. Constitution was a culmination of several laws that were enacted throughout the colonies. 1. Michael Les Benedict, Nevada and U.S. Constitutions (Boston, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1996), 2-66.