Constitution of the United States
Preamble
- Jurisdiction
- United States of America
- Provision
- Preamble
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceTHE UNITED 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.
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Constitution of the United States · govinfo.gov · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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