The Preamble of the Constitution
Directions: Use your knowledge of the preamble of the Constitution to explain, in your own words, the meaning behind each section of the statement.
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, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
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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 secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Analysis, in your own (few) words
What does this segment say about how the Framers hoped our government would function under the Constitution?
Part 2: Match the correct “function of government” with a line from the Preamble.
1: Armed Federal marshals ride on many flights within the United States to make sure that flights are peaceful.
2: The Supreme Court hears a case determining if it a violation of rights for dogs to be used to search for drugs in a car stopped briefly
for a traffic violation.
3: Americans wrote the Constitution, and all Americans are held accountable to the law.
4: The Department of Agriculture puts out the food pyramid, which helps people know how to eat a healthy diet.
5: US Troops are deployed overseas to protect America from foreign attack.
6: A person accused of a crime is granted a fair trial by jury.
Preamble Excerpt
Number of Matching Function
We the People of the United States
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insure domestic Tranquility
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promote the general Welfare
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provide for the common defense
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secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity
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establish Justice
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