MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Preamble
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Bill of Rights
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Declaration of Inalienable Rights
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Magna Carta
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America” is perhaps the strongest statement in the Preamble. It says in effect that the people made the Constitution and it is the people who give it power. The Preamble to the United States Constitution, is the beginning of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution established a Federal democratic republic. It is the system of the Federal Government; it is democratic because the people govern themselves; and it is a republic because the Government’s power is derived from its people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Preamble, with its talk of “We the people, ” reflects a revolutionary new idea: that a government gets its authority from the people. This principle, known as popular sovereignty states that the people have the right to alter or abolish their government.