Four elements that form the foundation
of the American political tradition in the
Preamble of U.S. Constitution.
What are the four elements that form the foundation of the American political tradition in
the Preamble of U.S. Constitution? - Answer 1. It creates a people.
2. It explains the reason for the Constitution.
3. It articulates goals.
4. It fashions a government.
It creates a people. - Answer "We the people of the United States" was a dramatic
departure from a loose confederation of states.
It explains the reason for the Constitution. - Answer "In order to form a more perfect
Union" was an indirect way of saying that the first effort, the Articles of Confederation,
had been inadequate.
It articulates goals. - Answer "[to] 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"—in other words, the government exists to
promote order and freedom.
It fashions a government. - Answer "Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
United States of America."
of the American political tradition in the
Preamble of U.S. Constitution.
What are the four elements that form the foundation of the American political tradition in
the Preamble of U.S. Constitution? - Answer 1. It creates a people.
2. It explains the reason for the Constitution.
3. It articulates goals.
4. It fashions a government.
It creates a people. - Answer "We the people of the United States" was a dramatic
departure from a loose confederation of states.
It explains the reason for the Constitution. - Answer "In order to form a more perfect
Union" was an indirect way of saying that the first effort, the Articles of Confederation,
had been inadequate.
It articulates goals. - Answer "[to] 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"—in other words, the government exists to
promote order and freedom.
It fashions a government. - Answer "Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
United States of America."
