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Encyclopedia: Preamble
A preamble is an introductory statement or preliminary explanation as to the purpose of the document and the principles behind its philosophy. The term is particularly applied to the opening paragraph...
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The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding principles which the Constitution is meant to serve. It expresses in general terms the intentions of its authors, and is sometimes referred to by courts as evidence of what the Founding...
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We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, 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, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of...
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PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PREAMBLE Although the preamble is not a source of power for any department of the Federal Government, 1 the Supreme Court has often referred to it as evidence of the origin, scope, and purpose of the Constitution.
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One element of this is a proposed Preamble. The Prime Minister released his preferred draft preamble on 23rd March 1999. Links to other (serious and not so serious) Preamble sites:
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preamble: Definition and Pronunciation 3. a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance: His childhood in the slums was a preamble to a life of crime.
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The Preamble of the United States Constitution URL: http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_preamble.html...
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Preamble of the text of the Constitution of the United States (drafted 1787, ratified 1788, effective 1789) from Preamble to the US Constitution to the First Amendment through 27th Amendment, with separate pages for article sections and amendments...
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A preamble is an introductory statement or preliminary explanation as to the purpose of the document and the principles behind its philosophy. The term is particularly applied to the opening paragraph(s) of a statute, which recite historical facts which may be pertinent to the issue being discussed.
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