Inside: The opening paragraph of the Constitution of the United States is known as the Preamble. It is the introduction to the Constitution and it starts with the words “We the People”.
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The Preamble to the Constitution
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.




