USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the Preamble, We the People means the ____
A
Constitution was written for all the people of the United States
B
Constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
C
people who actually authored the constitution.
D
people of Philadelphia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first three words in the Constitution are the most powerful: We the People. They declare that the Constitution derives its power, not from a king or a Congress but from the people themselves. This concept of popular sovereignty, power to the people, is the foundation upon which the entire Constitution depends.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: ‘We, the people of India’ in the Preamble means ultimate sovereignty of the people of India. Sovereignty means not being subject to the control of any external power or state. Sovereign means one who exercises supreme authority or power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. The supremacy of the people through their elected representatives is recognized in Article I, which creates a Congress consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

Detailed explanation-4: -"A more perfect union” implies that the progress of the American experience is never complete.

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