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What does the use of words such as welfare and liberty in the preamble show?
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How would life in the US be different without the preamble to the constitution?
Before this question is answered, let's show everyone what the preamble to The United States Constitution says. "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." So, what does this do for The United States? Well, in all honesty, nothing. This is simply an introduction to the constitution and states the intention of the documentation and does not grant anyone any power. However, it can be interpreted in such a way that could help an argument in a legal dispute.
Why was the preamble of the constitution written?
It's like the introduction to a book or the "Purpose" section of a company document. The preamble tells you the who, why and what that the following details will explain. "We the people of the United States"... This part tells who is involved. "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" This part tells what the Constitutioin is intended to do. "do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." This part tells everyone what just happened. The preamble is an introduction to the Constitution that tells what the Constitution is intended to accomplish; the articles that follow lay out exactly how we are to pursue these commoin goals. Read MIRACLE AT PHILADELPHIA written by CATHERINE DRINKER BOWEN which is about the intrigue, wrangling, secrecy, bitter argument and unwilling compromise that went on during the writing of the Constitution. The writing and adoption of the Constitution, which replaced the inefficient Articles of Confederation as a governing document for the United States, was in effect a second revolution. Under the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen colonies could never have grown into the United States we know today. The opening paragraph that explains the purposes of the United States government. I would respectfully disagree with the statement above, at least in part. There is a 4,000 year history of law, still in effect today in the United States, that says a law or governmental act must show by what authority it is enacted. Several courts have ruled that not including this at the beginning of any such act makes the act void, even if it was left off by accident. The people who wrote the constitution were very aware of this and the debate reflects that the Pre-Amble is the enacting clause of the constitution - IE: the authority by which it is given power. In this case, and edited for clarity "We the People ... in order to form a more perfect union ... do ordain and establish this constitution of the United States of America."
Why does thomas Jefferson choose to end the declaration of independence with these words?
To show the depth of the colonists' commitment to independence
What are the parts of the Declaration Independence?
The first part of the Declaration of Independence is known as the Preamble which explains why the Continental Congress made the declaration in the first place. Second is the declaration of right of states and the equality of men. The famous quote-' Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.' The Life part means people have the right to protect themselves against physical attack. The Liberty means the people have a right to criticize the government and Pursuit of Happiness means the right to own property and defend it. Third part is known as the Bill of Indictment. This explains the unjust things that King George III had done to the colonist. And the fourth part of the Declaration of Independence is known as Statement of Independence. This part they ask King George III to change the laws and ends with our claiming independence from England.
