A | B |
We the people | power of government comes from people |
form a more perfect union | bring the country together |
establish justice | create fair laws |
ensure domestic tranqility | keep peace at home |
provide for the common defense | provide an army for protection |
promote the general welfare | government creates programs to take care of the citizens |
secure the blessings of liberty | a promise of freedom |
to ourselves and our posterity | for the future generations |
do ordain and establish | create and make official |
The Preamble | Introduction to the Constitution |
Why the preamble is there | lists the reasons the constitution was written |