the government pays the army and gives them weapons and that the govt has the powers to finance wars or not to pay for them and they make the rules for the army
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Our common defense is provided by the U.S. Armed Forces on the international level, your state's militia or national guard on the national level, your state's law enforcement or state troopers, and your local law enforcement agency. Some aspects of the judicial system could also fall under this, such as the district attorney's role in murder cases.
Alibi? That sounds like the most common defense, there are other defences as well, like unfit to plead due to insanity at the time of offence or at time of trial but they are not 'common'.
The Preamble: "Provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare".
to provide an effective militarycourse to protect all of the states
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"To provide for the common defense" is a simple but meaningful phrase in the US constitution. It signifies one of the main reasons that the individual states are bonding together into a union: to provide an effective military force to protect all of the states together (as divergent to each state fielding its own military to protect itself separately). This means that the government will provide all of the necessary things for the nation's defense. Such as: Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, etc. to protect the Americans from foreign enemies. I understand the phrase, "to provide for the common defense", to mean that the government will guarantee protection to the states, territories, and to all of the citizens/residents thereof in the event of conflict with any foreign nation.