In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. “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.”

Preamble to the United States Constitution, 1787

Using the excerpt, answer (a), (b), and (c).

Briefly describe ONE historical development illustrated by the Preamble.

Briefly describe ONE way in which a historical development illustrated by the Preamble compares with the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.

Briefly explain ONE point of view of the authors of the Preamble.