MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence
|
|
|
encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone
|
|
|
The delegates and people living in the United States
|
|
|
do make official and begin this written document of basic laws.
|
|
|
The introduction to the United States Constitution.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The preamble sets the stage for the Constitution (Archives.gov). It clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document. The preamble is an introduction to the highest law of the land; it is not the law. It does not define government powers or individual rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document’s purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jump to essay-16It is generally acknowledged that the Preamble’s author was Gouverneur Morris, as the language from the federal preamble echoes that of Morris’s home state’s Constitution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Preamble is an introductory statement in a Constitution which states the reasons and the guiding values of the Constitution. Significance of the Preamble: The terms sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic in the Preamble suggests the nature of the state.