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Informational Social Justice Domain Social Justice Standard Highlight Vocabulary TermsWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.
This text is in the public domain. Text Dependent Questions To whom does "We the People" refer?It refers to citizens of the United States.
(Note): If students are provided background knowledge regarding when the Constitution was written or have a general understanding of the time period, they may note that when the Constitution was written, there were certain limitations on who was included as "people".
The people gathered to "form a more perfect Union." Find another phrase that provides another name for this union.
The United States of America What was established as a result of this convening? The Constitution for the United States of America. On what five tenets was the Constitution built?1. Establish Justice
2. Insure domestic tranquility
3. Provide for common defense
4. promote general welfare
5. secure liberty for those at the time and all of the future generations
(The following definitions were found at wordsmyth.net)
a. Justice: the upholding of what is fair, just and right
b. Domestic: part of the government responsible for national security
c. Tranquility: the condition or quality of being peaceful, untroubled or calm
d. Common: shared with another or others
e. Defense: the act of protecting or guarding
f. Welfare: state of health, happiness and good fortune
g. Liberty: freedom from control of another (right or power to act freely)
h. Posterity:all of the generations to come
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