Word Cards Unit 2 Lesson 5

Front

What is the introductory part of a document that states its purpose, aims, and justification?

Back

Preamble

Front

What term describes the quality of being fair and ethical?

Back

Justice

Front

What is meant by "domestic tranquility"?

Back

Peace for citizens within the country

Front

What does "common defense" refer to?

Back

Protecting citizens from any enemies

Front

What is the concern of the government for the health, peace, morality, and safety of its citizens called?

Back

General Welfare

Front

What is the ability to choose without external interference, considered by Enlightenment philosophers to be a natural right?

Back

Liberty

Front

What does the term "posterity" refer to?

Back

All future generations

Front

What does it mean to "ordain" something?

Back

To issue an official order or decree

Front

What does the term "establish" mean?

Back

To set up or create something for a permanent basis