| Term | Definition |
|---|
| "We the People" | The Constitution is based on the rule of the people. |
| "to form a more perfect Union" | We are building a country that could take advantage of the strengths the states gained from working together. |
| "establish justice" | The nation is ruled by laws that apply to all the people. |
| "insure domestic tranquility" | The people would not fight the government or each other. |
| "provide for the common defense" | The national government is responsible for protecting Americans from foreign invaders. |
| "to promote the general welfare" | We will support an economy and society in which the people can prosper. |
| "to secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" | Americans would enjoy freedom then and in the future. |
| popular sovereignty | The idea that the authority of the government comes from the people. |
| posterity | The generations to come. |
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