The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum) The spelling and punctuation reflect the original
Preamble to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia The Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles
WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, in Order - GovInfo It has been argued generally that the legislature derives the power herein discussed from the Federal and not the State Constitution (II, 856, 947), and therefore that the St
What does the phrase We The People mean? - LAWS. COM The most important phrase in the Preamble is "We the People," which acknowledges that the Constitution is not the creation of a monarch or a ruling class, but rather the result of the collective will of the people