questions of constitutions preamble?

Question

for the constitution, whats the purpose of the preamble? What were the authors trying to say?



We the people of the United States, 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, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

^what?

Answer 1

They're saying:

We (those of us who live here in the United States), want to make a great country, where our people are safe, and therefore we declare that we have established a government, and you can find the basic rules of this government in the text below.

Answer 2

The preamble lists the five goals of the US Constitution.


1. Establish justice.
2. Insure domestic tranquility
3. Provide for the common defense
4. Promote the general welfare.
5. Secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.

Answer 3

The preamble of the constitution is a paragraph stating what the purposes of the constitution are going to be. In following paragraphs, sections and articles, the purposes are outlined in detail. The preamble is just an opening statement.

Answer 4

Hey, We're going to make a sweet country with a fair and balanced justice system, let everyone live in peace, defend our citizens, take care of them and make sure our kids get a good life too. And We're going to do that by writing this constitution.

Answer 5

that's obvious while examine all: "We the folk of u . s . a ., so as to form a extra appropriate union, set up justice, insure relatives tranquility, furnish for the undemanding protection, sell the final welfare, and take care of the advantages of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and set up this shape for the USA of a."