The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation
amendment
A "preamble."
the constitution
The preamble is the introduction at the beginning of a formal document. It usually gives the reasons for the following information.
The introduction to a formal document is called a preamble.
AmendmentDefinition of amendment:A minor change in a document.A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
Formal amendments are changes to the Constitution made by following the procedures outlined in Article V; they result in new written material being added to the Constitution (even if the addition actually repeals another amendment). Judicial interpretation is called the "informal amendment process" because it changes the way the Constitution is understood and applied without altering the document itself.
An extended formal document is writing to someone in a formal extended way.
Religious and non-religious politicians could not agree.
Religious and non-religious politicians could not agree.