2: Constitutional Foundations Last updated Feb 10, 2022 Save as PDF 1.4: Political Science as a Social Science 2.1: Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence Page ID134528 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 2.1: Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence2.2: Articles of Confederation, Shays' Rebellion and the Road to the Constitution2.3: Key Features of the U. S. Constitution2.4: The Battle for Ratification and the Bill of Rights2.5: A Federal Republic2.6: Federalism's Historical Development2.7: A Secular Republic2.8: Amending the Constitution2.9: How Democratic is the U. S. Constitution?