We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure ...

Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in ...

my daughter’s class was asked to study the Preamble and find out more about fundamental rights, duties and the drafting of the Constitution. They did not just have to learn about the text but ...

While the Fourth of July may mark the birth of our nation, September 17, the date of the signing of the U.S. Constitution that occurred right here in Philadelphia, is the birthday of our government.

Central to this task was the creation of the Preamble, a brief introductory statement that sets out the guiding principles and philosophy of the Constitution. Recently, the Preamble has been at ...