MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS
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to gain and keep peace in the United States
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set up a fair system of laws
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for all citizens throughout the United States of America
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in order to begin a better national government
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to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens
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Detailed explanation-1: -Insure Domestic Tranquility: referred to the new government’s commitment to keep peace within America’s borders. Provide For The Common Defense: to keep the states safe from the threat of foreign nations (other countries) by ensuring there was a national military (army, navy, etc).
Detailed explanation-2: -To insure domestic tranquility, especially with regards to current events, law and order must be preserved; if innocent citizens are being harassed for no reason, the law must interfere and provide justice, and see to it that the accused is punished.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, the term “domestic tranquility” more generally means the political stability of the government and the government’s ability to protect and encourage peaceful demonstrations and assemblies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The preamble to the United States Constitution proclaims that a foundational purpose of our government is to “insure domestic Tranquility.” It is without dispute that our government has dismally failed in this regard.