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The Preamble | Resources - Constitution Annotated We 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
U. S. Constitution - Article II | Resources | Constitution Annotated . . . Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States
Introductory Materials in the Constitution Annotated | Constitution . . . provides a brief introduction to the formation of the U S Constitution It discusses the general rationales for the Nation’s Founding document and how the Constitution was drafted, introducing readers to historical themes discussed in various places throughout the document
Overview of Basic Principles Underlying the Constitution | Constitution . . . The federal Constitution consists of three central provisions: a short introductory paragraph called the Preamble; seven Articles that comprise the original Constitution that came into force in 1789; and twenty-seven Amendments that were subsequently added to the document 3
Application of the Bill of Rights to the States Through the Fourteenth . . . This table includes every commonly recognized provision from the first eight amendments to the United States Constitution The Ninth and Tenth Amendments do not expressly enumerate substantive rights for protection and thus the Supreme Court has recognized that they are not subject to incorporation 16
Individual Rights and the Constitution | Constitution Annotated . . . While the Constitution limits and diffuses powers of the federal and state governments to check government power, it also expressly protects certain rights and liberties for individuals from government interference 1