The Preamble

What does "We the People..." mean?

• The people create the government and give the government its power

• The government has to keep laws fair and protect rights

• The government has to help make the country better and stronger

• The government has to keep peace in the country

What does "...in order to form a more perfect union..." mean?

• The people create the government and give the government its power

• The government has to keep laws fair and protect rights

• The government has to help make the country better and stronger

• The government has to keep peace in the country

What does "...establish justice..." mean?

• The people create the government and give the government its power

• The government has to keep laws fair and protect rights

• The government has to help make the country better and stronger

• The government has to keep peace in the country

What does "...insure domestic tranquility..." mean?

• The people create the government and give the government its power

• The government has to keep laws fair and protect rights

• The government has to help make the country better and stronger

• The government has to keep peace in the country

What does "...provide for the common defense..." mean?

• The government has to protect people and keep them safe

• The government has to help people to be happy and healthy

• The government has to make sure people are free now and in the future

• The people approve of the Constitution and the government it creates

What does "...promote the general welfare..." mean?

• The government has to protect people and keep them safe

• The government has to help people to be happy and healthy

• The government has to make sure people are free now and in the future

• The people approve of the Constitution and the government it creates

What does "...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..." mean?

• The government has to protect people and keep them safe

• The government has to help people to be happy and healthy

• The government has to make sure people are free now and in the future

• The people approve of the Constitution and the government it creates

What does "...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America..." mean?

• The government has to protect people and keep them safe

• The government has to help people to be happy and healthy

• The government has to make sure people are free now and in the future

• The people approve of the Constitution and the government it creates

Which line from the Preamble matches this image?

• We the people

• in order to form a more perfect union

• establish justice

• secure the blessings of liberty

Which line from the Preamble matches this image?

• We the people

• in order to form a more perfect union

• establish justice

• secure the blessings of liberty