The Preamble of the Constitution claims that government's power originates from its people. It also claims that only the people grant this power, and nothing else.
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According to the preamble of the Constitution, the origin of political power is vested and derived from the people in general.
"We the people"
Democracy.
Founding Fathers believed political parties were the primary source of conflict in a society. They viewed them as factions dangerous to the public interest. Their ideology called for the subordination of marginal interests in favor of the general welfare of the people.
The Preamble does nothing. The Articles of the Constitution set up the framework of the US government and its relations to the states and they are the supreme law of the land as amended from time to time. The Preamble has no such effect, because it is merely an introductory paragraph. At best it can be looked to as a source of guidance in interpreting the Articles of the Constitution, but that is it.
Religious differences in society, i think