U.S Constitution: The Preamble

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 America.

America The Preamble of the Constitution is perceived to carry significant weight in the nation’s development and current political state. How we each interpret these few sentences varies often by if, and how, one was taught about American and political history, whether in school, at home, or elsewhere. How we each establish our opinion of the Preamble and the Constitution as a whole is influenced by self and group identification throughout history and in today’s world. Although I cannot personally identify with the concept of We the People, I understand why many consider these few words so substantial.

Watch this elementary class: The Preamble Goes This Way:

This video captures the beauty of how our future generations embrace the making of the supreme law of the nation. As you reflect on how you were taught about the Constitution, embrace the expressions of these children enjoying the essence of education and unity within their class.

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Amendment XXII

Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress. This amendment prohibits the President ...

Amendment XXVI

The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age. All citizens, of 18 years or older should not be prohibited to vote due to their age. This amendment gained approval in 1971. Additionally, the age limit to draft citizens to the military corresponds with this amendment.

Amendment XXIII

Section 1. The District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a state, but in no event more than the least populous state; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the states, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a state; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. This amendment allowed residents of the District of Colombia to vote for a President and Vice President.

The Supreme Law, EST. 1787

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