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 ...

Most Constitutions dazzle the reader with an inspiring opening, visionary statement called a Preamble. A Preamble is a mission statement.

The Preamble of our Constitution begins with this phrase: “We the People of the United States…” That opening phrase, alone, should give us a clue as to whom should be in charge in this ...

Central to this task was the creation of the Preamble, a brief introductory statement that sets out the guiding principles ...