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 Written Test Forms Instructions
Write each word of the Preamble after its numbered line using correct spelling and Capitalization. Do not include any punctuation marks and remove any space after a word. Each word of the Preamble is worth one point. Any Misspelled word will lose one point. Misspelling a word includes not Capitalizing a Capital letter.
If using an iPad, turn Auto-Capitalization off before beginning the test by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Auto-Capitalization.
[A] 1____ 2______ 3____________ 4____ 5______ 6____________ 7____________, [7]
[B] 8____ 9__________ 10____ 11________ 12__ 13________ 14______________ 15__________, [8]
[C] 16__________________ 17______________, [2]
[D] 18____________ 19________________ 20______________________, [3]
[E] 21______________ 22______ 23______ 24____________ 25______________, [5]
[F] 26______________ 27______ 28______________ 29______________, [4]
[G] 30______ 31____________ 32______ 33__________________ 34____ 35______________ 36____ 37__________________ 38______ 39______ 40__________________, [11]
[H] 41____ 42____________ 43______ 44__________________ 45________ 46________________________ 47______ 48______ 49____________ 50____________ 51____ 52______________. [12]
[A] 1____ 2______ 3____________ 4____ 5______ 6____________ 7____________, [7]
[B] 8____ 9__________ 10____ 11________ 12__ 13________ 14______________ 15__________, [8]
[C] 16__________________ 17______________, [2]
[D] 18____________ 19________________ 20______________________, [3]
[E] 21______________ 22______ 23______ 24____________ 25______________, [5]
[F] 26______________ 27______ 28______________ 29______________, [4]
[G] 30______ 31____________ 32______ 33__________________ 34____ 35______________ 36____ 37__________________ 38______ 39______ 40__________________, [11]
[H] 41____ 42____________ 43______ 44__________________ 45________ 46________________________ 47______ 48______ 49____________ 50____________ 51____ 52______________. [12]
The Preamble Written Test KEY
Write each word of the Preamble after its numbered line using correct spelling and Capitalization. Do not include any punctuation marks. Remove any space after a word. Each word of the Preamble is worth one point. Any Misspelled word will lose one point. Misspelling a word includes not Capitalizing a Capital letter.
If using an iPad, turn Auto-Capitalization off before beginning the test by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Auto-Capitalization.
[A] We the People of the United States, [7]
[B] in Order to form a more perfect Union, [8]
[C] establish Justice, [2]
[D] insure domestic Tranquility, [3]
[E] provide for the common defence, [5]
[F] promote the general Welfare, [4]
[G] and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, [11]
[H] do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. [12]
The Preamble Capitalized Words
The Preamble has a total of 16 Capitalized Words.
[A] 4 Capitalized Words [7 words; 1-7] We | People | United States
[B] 2 Capitalized Words [8 words; 8-15] Order | Union
[C] 1 Capitalized Words [2 words; 16-17] Justice
[D] 1 Capitalized Words [3 words; 18-20] Tranquility
[E] 0 capitalized Words [5 words; 21-25]
[F] 1 Capitalized Word [4 words; 26-29] Welfare
[G] 3 Capitalized Words [11 words; 30-40] Blessings | Liberty | Posterity
[H] 4 Capitalized Words [12 words; 41-52] Constitution | United States | America
The Preamble Written Test Capitalized Words Key
[A] 1We 2the 3People 4of 5the 6United 7States, [7]
[B] 8in 9Order 10to 11form 12a 13more 14perfect 15Union, [8]
[C] 16establish 17Justice, [2]
[D] 18insure 19domestic 20Tranquility, [3]
[E] 21provide 22for 23the 24common 25defence, [5]
[F] 26promote 27the 28general 29Welfare, [4]
[G] 30and 31secure 32the 33Blessings 34of 35Liberty 36to 37ourselves 38and 39our 40Posterity, [11]
[H] 41do 42ordain 43and 44establish 45this 46Constitution 47for 48the 49United 50States 51of 52America. [12]
The Preamble Written Test Unformatted Key
[A] 1We 2the 3People 4of 5the 6United 7States, [7]
[B] 8in 9Order 10to 11form 12a 13more 14perfect 15Union, [8]
[C] 16establish 17Justice, [2]
[D] 18insure 19domestic 20Tranquility, [3]
[E] 21provide 22for 23the 24common 25defence, [5]
[F] 26promote 27the 28general 29Welfare, [4]
[G] 30and 31secure 32the 33Blessings 34of 35Liberty 36to 37ourselves 38and 39our 40Posterity, [11]
[H] 41do 42ordain 43and 44establish 45this 46Constitution 47for 48the 49United 50States 51of 52America. [12]
Preamble Pretest EDU Word Bank
Liberty | Constitution | America | Blessings | Posterity | United | Tranquility | Welfare | provide | establish | ourselves | secure | perfect | States | establish | United | Justice | defence | more | promote | We | People | States | ordain | Order | Union
Write the correct Word or Term next to its correct Definition.
Definition
introductory part of a statute stating the intent of the law
the year that the U.S. Constitution was written
States or nations united into one political body
conformity to laws and to principles of integrity
pertaining to ones own nation
quietness; a calm state; freedom from disturbance
fortification; guard; protection; security
enjoyment of peace and prosperity; happiness
succeeding generations
to decree or institute
Term
Preamble
1787
Union
Justice
domestic
Tranquility
defence
Welfare
Posterity
ordain
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 Definitions
Review the Preamble Pretest and then write a short definition for each bolded term in the area below.
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 Paraphrase
After analyzing each of the eight Preamble phrases above, paraphrase or rewrite it on its matching line below.
Preamble Summary
Analyze the phrases of the Preamble and then summarize or explain the main ideas of it on the lines below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnVmIrAiQB8 Aug 18, 2013 Late this afternoon, I was surfing youtube as always, and decided that I would look for some catchy songs. When I stumbled apron this I decided I'd upload it to youtube, but the problem was that the audio was horrible in most of the videos I saw so I found a lyrics video, and took the audio from that then combined it with the video, anyway, hope you enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfeQlCfj-iU Aug 6, 2019 Lyrics to "The Preamble" song, the 52-word introduction to the U.S. Consitution: "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." I Memorized That
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_-mtDXtW0g Sep 6, 2018 Set the tone for a group recitation of the Constitution’s preamble at court events and educational programs at courthouses and around your community. This video is simply the words of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, projected at a comfortable pace for easy reading. The words are supported by visuals and background music that give it emotional impact as it sets out the aspirations that “We the People” have for our government and for our way of life as a nation. Reciting the preamble in unison has become embedded in the traditions of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day September 17 and in observances throughout September. However, the preamble is seen as such an important statement of American values that it is recited at public events throughout the year, including Bill of Rights Day on December 15, and other patriotic holidays and occasions. Learn more about Constitution Day: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/annual-observances/constitution-day-and-citizenship-day Learn more about Bill of Rights Day: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/annual-observances/bill-rights-day United States Courts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf71LerhBMU Feb 26, 2012 Recited by a 3 year old. KSL News story here:3-year-old memorizes Constitution's Preamble https://www.ksl.com/article/19427183 By Jennifer Stagg | Posted - March 1, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGO-SldLrNA May 2, 2012 The Enterprise crew discovers a parallel world where the United States lost a nuclear war to Communist China. Centuries later, the decedents of the Americans cherish the documents of their ancient heritage, but have forgotten their meaning. Kirk explains it to them.
Preamble Terms and Words
Preamble Terms
