In the U.S. Constitution, it signifies one of the reasons that the individual states are banding together in a union: to provide an effective, unified military force to protect all of the states together (as opposed to each state fielding its own military to protect itself independently).
Its part of the Preamble? of the Constitution.
basically its saying that the nation (select few representing it at least) accepts the government set out by the constitution to keep everyone safe.
common defense= protection of the public
to provide for the common defense
Armed forces (army, navy, air force, national guard) provide for the common defense (as the Preamble to the Constitution says). They protect the country from foreign invasion, or from attacks on its trade, and domestically provide a means of suppressing rebellion, insurrection, or civil disobedience.
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Robert Gates is the Secretary of Defense.
Disease. Many Diseases common in Europe did not yet exist in the new world and the Incas had no bodily defense against them.
to provide an effective militarycourse to protect all of the states
to provide an effective militarycourse to protect all of the states
to provide for the common defense
It just states that it will prepare for the common defense. Nothing about the strong army.
It is incredbly inportan
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Common Defense and Welfare
To "Provide for the common defense" is important because it protects the safety, freedom, and rights of the people of the United States of America, and the whole country itself.
The Preamble: "Provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare".
Provide for the common defense
"To provide for the common defense" is a simple but meaningful phrase in the US Constitution. It signifies one of the main reasons that the individual states are bonding together into a union: to provide an effective military force to protect all of the states together (as divergent to each state fielding its own military to protect itself separately). This means that the government will provide all of the necessary things for the nation's defense. Such as: Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, etc. to protect the Americans from foreign enemies. I understand the phrase, "to provide for the common defense", to mean that the government will guarantee protection to the states, territories, and to all of the citizens/residents thereof in the event of conflict with any foreign nation.
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