How did George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the US Constitution and the subsequent Bill of Rights?

George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights asserted that people possess inherent rights and that government’s power should be limited and accountable to the people. Those ideas influenced the Constitution’s framework and the protections later set out in the Bill of Rights. Therefore, the correct choice is C, “It shaped the principles of natural rights and limited government.”

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