
The Preamble states the purpose of the Constitution. You should know it:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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 six goals of the Constitution (from the Preamble):
1. Form a more perfect Union
2. Establish Justice
3. Insure domestic Tranquility (peace at home)
4. Provide for the common defence (military)
5. Promote the general Welfare (well-being of citizens)
6. Secure the Blessings of Liberty
Q: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A: We the People
Why it matters: The Preamble is not law itself — it sets the vision and purpose of the entire document.
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