Name: _________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: _____________
The Preamble to the Constitution- Write Each Line in Your Own Words
“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 the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,
do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America
Matching:
1. Domestic
a. Health, happiness, & prosperity
2. Justice
b. Inside the United States
3. Tranquility
c. Fair, impartial, objective
4. Welfare
d. Future generations
5. Posterity
e. Peaceful
Fill in the blanks (try without looking at the previous page):
We the ________________, in order to form a more perfect _______________, establish
____________________, insure domestic __________________, provide for the
common ___________________, promote the general __________________, and secure
the blessings of ___________________ to ourselves and our ________________, do
ordain and __________________ this Constitution of the United States.