in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
"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."
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution
The U. S. Constitution was written between May and September 1787. It was adopted and authorized to be sent to the states for ratification on September 17, 1787. It was ratified by the required number of states by June 21, 1788 and became effective March 4, 1789.
The Constitution was written in the name of the American people: "We the People of these United States."
The Constitution does not contain the phrase. It originated from the Declaration of Independence-- written well before the U.S. Constitution, but not included in the Constitution.
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The Preamble
it explains why the constitution was written
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Which is the main purpose of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution
To protect the people's rights.
To breifly state the purpose to which the document is being written in the Constitution.
To briefly state the purpose to which the document is being written.
The introduction to the Constitution is called the preamble. The purpose is to explain the function of the document. It was written in 1787.
The Preamble to the Constitution stated in succinct terms why the Constitution was written. It is an inspiring beginning to our most important document.
It states the purpose of the constitution. Tells us that document will do certain things and gives an introduction to the reasons it is written.
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