MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS
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secure the blessings of liberty
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provide for the common defense
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insure domestic tranquility
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promote the general welfare
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Detailed explanation-1: -’Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity’ The phrase confirms the Framer’s vision that the very purpose of the Constitution is to protect the nation’s blood-earned rights for liberty, justice, and freedom from a tyrannical government.
Detailed explanation-2: -As used in the Constitution, liberty means freedom from arbitrary and unreasonable restraint upon an individual. Freedom from restraint refers to more than just physical restraint, but also the freedom to act according to one’s own will.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments are crucial in protecting personal liberties such as property, contracts, and so forth. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments protect the individual’s right to due process.