The Preamble states:

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 .

The Preamble neither grants any powers nor inhibits any actions. It only explains the rationale behind the constitution. The Preamble is a basic statement of purpose that precedes the constitiution. The term is particulary applied to the opening paragraph(s) of a statute, which recite historical facts that may be pertinent to the issue being discussed.

 

 

 

 

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