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  1. Constitution Essay - The Preamble - UAGC

    The Preamble went on to enumerate the ends of constitutional government. Especially noteworthy was its emphasis on union and liberty, which begin and end its summary of the Constitution’s goals.. Many have found in the Preamble a resonance with the principles of the Declaration of Independence and have seen it as providing a better sense of ...

  2. Historical Background on the Preamble | Constitution ...

    Jump to essay-15 See Charles Warren, The Making of the Constitution 394 (1928) (arguing it was necessary to eliminate from the preamble the names of the specific States; for it could not be known, at the date of the signing of the Preamble and the rest of the Constitution by the delegates, just which of the thirteen States would ratify).

  3. Overview of the Preamble | Constitution Annotated | Congress ...

    The Preamble itself imparts three central concepts to the reader: (1) the source of power to enact the Constitution (i.e., the People of the United States); (2) the broad ends to which the Constitution is ordain [ed] and establish [ed]; and (3) the authors’ intent for the Constitution to be a legal instrument of lasting Posterity. 3.

  4. Preamble to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

    The Preamble's reference to the "United States of America" has been interpreted over the years to explain the nature of the governmental entity that the Constitution created (i.e., the federal government). In contemporary international law, the world consists of sovereign states (or "sovereign nations" in modern equivalent).

  5. Preamble to the U.S. Constitution - ThoughtCo

    The preamble states: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of ...

  6. Preamble: Overview | U.S. Constitution Annotated | US Law ...

    Pre.1.1 Preamble: Overview. Preamble: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United ...

  7. A Complete Overview of the Preamble - US Constitution - LAWS.COM

    The Preamble is a relatively short section of the United States Constitution that was written in 1787. It was composed by a team of five men who were tasked with writing the Constitution, including Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. The Preamble was drafted after the rest of the Constitution was written, as a way to ...

  8. Interpretation: The Preamble | Constitution Center

    The Preamble of the U.S. Constitution—the document’s famous first fifty-two words— introduces everything that is to follow in the Constitution’s seven articles and twenty-seven amendments. It proclaims who is adopting this Constitution: “We the People of the United States.”. It describes why it is being adopted—the purposes behind ...

  9. A Guide to the Preamble to the Constitution - US ... - LAWS.COM

    The preamble of the Constitution is perhaps one of the most iconic and important sections of this foundational document. It serves as a clear prologue, outlining the intentions and ambitions of the Constitution’s creation. In a mere 52 words, the Preamble encapsulates the entirety of the Constitution’s purpose, its promises, and its goals.

  10. The U.S. Constitution: Preamble - United States Courts

    The U.S. Constitution: Preamble. The preamble sets the stage for the Constitution (Archives.gov). It clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document. The preamble is an introduction to the highest law of the land; it is not the law. It does not define government powers or individual rights.