| A | B |
| Preamble | the beginning of the constitution that explains why the early Americans wrote it |
| We the people | the Early Americans |
| In order to form a more perfect union | to have a stronger country |
| Establish justice | to set up a fair government |
| Ensure domestic tranquility | be sure that there is peace in the homeland |
| Provide for the common defense | have an Army, Navy, Airforce, and Marines that will protect our country |
| Promote the general welfare | be sure everyone in America is taken care of |
| Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity | be sure that we are free and those who come after us are free as well |
| liberty | freedom |
| tranquility | peace |