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The Constitution was written in the name of the American people: "We the People of these United States."
One reason the states wanted a written constitution was so everyone's rights were clearly spelled out. The other reason was so that the limitations placed on the government would not be in dispute. The people of the states wanted no ambiguity either way.
The Constitution does not contain the phrase. It originated from the Declaration of Independence-- written well before the U.S. Constitution, but not included in the Constitution.
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the first written constitution was in the first colonies was the may flower compact.