Preamble

Which term correctly completes the diagram? Declaration of Independence ? Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

The Preamble of the Constitution lists six goals, including which of the following?

• to separate from Britain

• to form a more perfect union

• to decide who can be a Supreme Court justice

• to decrease the power of the federal government

Which of the following most clearly reveals the Founders ideas about the source of government power? "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 [future generations], do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

• "We the People"

• "a more perfect Union"

• "this Constitution"

• "our Posterity"

According to the Preamble of the Constitution, which of the following are basic purposes of government?

• provide services, provide laws, and guarantee freedoms

• establish justice, ensure tranquility, provide for common defense, and promote welfare

• ensure life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness

• collect taxes, print money, establish a military, and regulate commerce

Which goal of the Preamble would be demonstrated by increasing funding to the Armed Services?

• "We the People"

• "In order to form a more perfect union"

• "insure domestic tranquility"

• "Provide for the Common Defense"

This goal describes the goal of keeping things peaceful inside America:

• "Promote the general welfare"

• "establish justice"

• "insure domestic tranquility"

• "secure the blessings of liberty"