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]
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are those words?
A
We the America
B
We the People
C
More perfect Union
D
Blessings of Liberty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first three words of the Constitution are “We the People.” The document says that the people of the United States choose to create the government. “We the People” also explains that people elect representatives to make laws. This is a form of self-government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Self-government is related to the concept of autonomy. It is the ability of an individual, a state, or a country to govern itself. Self-governing states are free from oversight by higher governments, including external influences. In other words, the political authority of a state comes from its citizens.

Detailed explanation-5: -Under the Constitution, there are three primary branches of government: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in a bicameral Parliament, President, aided by the Council of Ministers, and the Supreme Court respectively.

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