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The Preamble: "Provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare".
Common Defense and Welfare
form a more perfect union / establish justice / insure domestic tranquility / provide for the common defense / promote the general welfare / secure the blessings of liberty
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1. form a more perfect union 2. establish justice 3. ensure domestic traquility 4. provide for the common defense 5. promote the general welfare 6. secure the blessing of liberty for ourselves and our posterity
The legislative branch, Congress, has the power to provide for the general welfare of the US. This is an express power stated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, which states that Congress shall have the power to:"1. Lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"
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"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;"Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
There are actually six themes in the preamble. It establishes justice, in ensures domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promotes the general welfare, secures the blessings of liberty, and ordains the Constitution.
As stated in the preamble; justice, domestic tranquility, common defense, general welfare, and liberty.
I think it's the power to tax.
These words are found in the preamble United States Constitution. The entire Preamble is as follows. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.