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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 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 America.”
Written in 1787, this single sentence introduces the Constitution and states its purposes. Notice the opening words: the government’s authority comes from "We the People," not from a king or from the individual states.
The six goals that follow — union, justice, peace at home, defense, the general welfare and liberty — explain what the new government was created to do. Courts do not treat the Preamble as a source of legal power, but it is often cited as a statement of the nation’s founding ideals.
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| Is the evidence relevant and sufficient? Why? |
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Free Grade 9 English worksheet (Common Core RI.9-10.8): trace and evaluate the argument and claims in "The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution", judging whether the evidence is relevant and sufficient. Skill: Compare texts and evaluate arguments. Level: Grade 9 — also suits Year 10 (UK).
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