Preamble

What is the Preamble?

• The introduction of the Constitution

• a written document with basic laws

• The delegates and people who live in the US

• encourages everyone to be happy and healthy

What does "we the people" mean?

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• the people are the source of power in the US

• do make official this written document of basic laws

What does "in order to form a more perfect union" mean?

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• to set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

What does "establish justice" mean?

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the USA

• to create a strong military

What does "ensure domestic tranquility" mean?

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• set up a fair system of laws

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

What does "provide for the common defense" mean?

• to gain and keep peace in the US

• set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the USA

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

What does "promote the general welfare" mean?

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and indpendence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• the delegates and people living in the United States

• the introduction of the Constitution

What does "secure the blessings of liberty" mean?

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage health and happiness for everyone

• do make official this written document

• the people of the United States

What does "to ourselves and our posterity mean"?

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• for ourselves and future generations

• for all citizens throughout the US

• in order to begin a better nation

The _______________ is the highest law in the land.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Preamble