Respond to the following question/prompt in the comment section below.
Why may the Preamble (introduction) of the Constitution be important to understanding the direction our nation will take?
As is our practice we will reply to two of your classmates.
"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."
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The preamble to the U.S. constitution states the goal of the government and the document (to form a more perfect union) and specifies the ways in which it will do so (establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and ensure the blessing of liberty to everyone). By understanding these goals and steps, we can see the direction that the Founding Fathers were guiding the nation towards: freedom and social justice for everyone, the people as the one true authority, and the government as a tool for people to prosper under.
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DeleteThe "more perfect" part is essential because it shows how the government does not completely want to shift its values but rather add onto them.
DeleteI agree that the preamble sets up the government's goal for unity and the steps they want to take to reach it.
DeleteI agree that it sets up the government as a tool for people to prosper under
DeleteI agree that the preamble sets up goals for the government to achieve and provides a way to achieve them.
DeleteI agree that the preamble is a guideline or the goals that they wanted to reach in the future.
DeleteI also agree because they did state the aspirations that they had for themselves and they wished to sustain.
DeleteThe preamble of the U.S. constitution is the thesis for the rest of the article. This means that it establishes the direction that the writers want the document to go in. They start off with We, which is very important. It shows how they are trying to make the document inclusive and creative a bond between all Americans. Furthermore, it goes on to say how they want to better their existing govermnet rather than start a new one. This ensures that people know they are not completly obliterating all that they have worked for. In addition, the go on to express that their goals are those of "tranquillity...defense....welfare..and liberty." This outline sets a precedent for the rest of the article and shows how the constitution will do wonders for the American people.
ReplyDeleteIt's important that it establishes a precedent for the rest of the Constitution, because without out that, the Constitution would not have a well defined set of goals and values.
DeleteI agree because the preamble has to set up the rest of the constitution to make it easier for us to understand the plans for America.
DeleteI agree. I think that the preamble "lays the groundworks" aLmost for what is expected in the Constitution .
DeleteThe Constitution could symbolize an article, and the introduction does act similarly to a thesis in an article as well.
DeleteThe preamble is like the thesis of not only our constitution but almost our whole nation, and helps us understand it's core values.
DeleteI agree the preamble sets up the rest of the document.
DeleteI agree that saying its a thesis is a nice way to put it. I say this because the rest of the document will explain and go more into detail about this but the preamble is just the basic understanding.
DeleteI agree, and it paves the road for the constitution
DeleteI agree because they state what they want and then they explain why and how they want to reach there.
DeleteThis is a good understanding because it sums up all of the points of the constitution just like a thesis does.
DeleteI agree, it has to establish a new precedent, which at that time is a new idea
DeleteThe preamble of the U.S. constitution gives insight into the content of the rest of the document. Without the preamble, we would not be able to grasp the most important steps taken in the constitution that will be explained further in the document. It also explains why this constitution has been written and why we, the people, should take into consideration what the constitution has to say and hopefully agree with their plans. For instance, the use of "we the people" helps them prove their goal for unity within the land and get us to have more trust in them. The preamble is like the government's way of introducing us to their plans for unity, peace, and freedom on a level that is meant to seem welcoming and trustworthy.
ReplyDeleteThe preamble is a type of thesis that sets the path for what is to come. It's like a short introduction to entice its readers of whats to come.
DeleteThe fact that it explains why the American people should care about and take into consideration what the Constitution says is very important and helps it serve as a unifier for the country.
DeleteI agree in the significance the "We The People" phrase has in the preamble.
DeleteI agree with you that the "We the People" helps give a clear message about what their goal is for, and it helps lay the groundwork for the government as well.
DeleteI agree that the preamble brings up topics that give context to the rest of the document.
DeleteI believe the Preamble does a lot to give direction to the Constitution as a whole. It in a sense lays the groundworks of the main ideas and principles that are laid out in it. The use of the phrase "We The People" feels very significant because it gives off the idea that this new America will be inclusive for all and that the Constitution accounts for all people. It talks about the importance of a federal government and their dedication to not end up as a tyrannical government. It also emphasizes that they do not plan on starting this new government from scratch but to instead alter the British laws and cater to their own belief system.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the words we the people really try and show inclusivity
DeleteTo clearly show that the Constitution is something that all citizens of America can idolize, the main points and goals of the article are written at the beginning clear as crystal.
DeleteI agree that the preamble for the constitution is something that tries to be inclusive and democratic and show what they want to fix on the old government.
DeleteI agree the words put into it show an example of the people being together like “we are the people…”
DeleteWhen I think of the preamble to the constitution I think of the blurb in the back of books, setting up the ideas and messages of the book. The preamble shows that justice is on the forefront of the founders minds and ensuring the best and most fair government is, at least what they claim is, their main focus.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good analogy because it kind of summarizes the constitution and gives the reader an idea of what the constitution will be about.
DeleteI agree it tells so much on the constitution and is like a summary or synopsis of the constitution
DeleteThe introduction of the Constitution clearly demonstrates what the goal of the government is. To put it simply, the Constitution could be identified as a tutorial, and the introduction is what you are trying to achieve. The rest of the Constitution could be the steps and the process of finishing and completing the goal. The intro directly states that the goals of the Constitution will stay solid in stone.
ReplyDeleteI think the tutorial is a good way to look at the Constitution. The Preamble explains the purpose of the document and the values that America wants to have, and the Constitution gives specific ways that America plans to accomplish this.
DeleteThe introduction to the constitution shows the beliefs and principles as well as the foundations of the government. In the introduction, the founding fathers declared their goals and hopes for the new government, and in the rest of the constitution, they explained how it was going to function and how it was going to work and be executed. It emphasizes that they are simply improving their government, and that it will not become like the tyrannical British rule they were under before. Overall, the purpose of the preamble is to introduce what they want to change and do to their current existing system.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Preamble is meant to explain the things the government wants to improve. They don't want to get rid of their current system, but they want to do what they can to make the nation better.
DeleteThe preamble of the constitution is important to understand how our nation will grow because it provides a thesis and a goal for the country. It provides a concrete idea of what the country should become, and provides a way of doing that. It introduces the founding principles of liberty and justice, and institutes the constitution as a way of acquiring those two things.
ReplyDeleteThe preamble of the constitution is to introduce the rest of the document and to state the purpose of the government. It explains what the government is for and what it'll do. The preamble introduces topics that are some of the main ideas of the constitution.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the preamble introduces ideas, and then the rest of the document elaborates on those ideas.
DeleteThe preamble of the constitution shows what the rest of the document will speak about and the main goals to build our future nation summarized. Saying things such as, "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense" this is showing the future goals for our nation. With understanding of the preamble the people should know what the future of this nation will look like.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it does focuses justice/tranquility and you can infer that they will benefit the nation in the future.
DeleteThe preamble of the constitution shows how the USA is going to be founded against the principles of the British royalty, as well as other royal families who use the people to build their own wealth and power, rather the preamble states that the protection and wellbeing of the people are the responsibility of the government, and a government with failing people is a failing government
ReplyDeletethe preamble of the constitution both states what the new government will protect and believes in and the people that they'll protect. besides this it also states formally how they are now calling the new nation and what the constitution will be about.
ReplyDeleteThe preamble to the constitution lays out the goals for the constitution and puts the rest of the constitution into context for the reader. It introduces the main reasoning for the constitution as well as its main ideas. It also explains how the British have failed them and how this form of government will improve on the one set up by the british.
ReplyDeleteThe preamble does give context for the Constitution.
DeleteThe preamble of the U.S. constitution speaks on the content of the document. The constitution is only well known with that preamble because of all the things it establishes about it. It helps explain the backstory that is behind the constitution and the meaning of making it to be more informational for the colonists to understand. The preamble helped meant things to be explained like with the constitution and the unity, as well as the meaning of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Preamble provides something shorter and more condensed, to help people understand what the rest of the document is really about.
DeleteThe Preamble of the Constitution is important to understanding the direction our nation will take because it lays out the principles of what is going to be explained in more depth later in the document. Also, by saying "to form a more perfect Union," it implies that America is not perfect, but that we are trying our best to improve it. The government does not want to get rid of the structure it has already, but they want to add to the ideas they have.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the permeable lays out the fact that the constitution is meant for improvement not perfection.
DeleteI agree that with the bit about adding on, and although the founding fathers probably didn't want to change the bill of rights or the constitution, we might need to change the second amendment a little bit.
DeleteThe Preamble is all the most important goals and what was intended by the constitution. Policies could change, but it shows what direction the rest of the polices would go in a clear and succinct manner.
ReplyDeleteShort, put very well put! I especially agree with the the goal bit, that seems important.
DeleteThe Preamble does showcase the most important goals of what the "Founding Fathers" wanted at the time.
DeleteThe preamble of the constitution demonstrates the main idea of what the rest of everything would entail. It gives us the precedent for the rights and opinions to come. It also states specifically what the constitution will be focusing on making sure that people don't it is about only economic law making or something.
ReplyDeleteThe preamble of the constitution gives America the seeds to grow a nation based on their founding principals. The American people got a foundation for building their government specifically by the phrase, "ensure domestic tranquility." While it is broad, it gave lawmakers and government officials are basis on how to support the American people. When voting on and passing laws, congress and the house of
ReplyDeleterepresentatives will consider if it boosts the tranquility of America and its people, therefor stopping any laws or acts that will promote chaos in America, which is a pretty good foundation for a government, objectively speaking.
The Preamble basically outlines what the Constitution wants to up hold after the Articles of Confederation. It states the the Constitution is necessary in order for the nation to continue as is, also acting as an opening piece about what you'll be reading.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the preamble is very important when it comes to our country, as for because it states what the government's goal is, and having this specific document, it is like a seed, that will help the nation grow. Using this document, the direction in which the nation will go is known within the document.
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DeleteI agree it has to be specific that the document is FOR the people
DeleteTo me, this is more about speaking out to free peoples basic rights and how it will take actions to seek justice in the court. "provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare"
ReplyDeleteIt places the ground work, with new ideals of government being for the people rather than previous governments being for the royalty
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