The Preamble To The Constitution

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The Preamble to the Constitution was written on May 25,1787. After two hundred and twenty nine years later it is still being used in the United States. The Preamble was a great way to start the Constitution. It states the main points it will talk about. Lastly, it addresses to whom it is directed to.

The first reason it’s important is because it talks about how to create a better government. In the colonial times they didn’t have a well functioning government. The british king taxed without proper representation. My evidence for my first reason is from The Preamble and it states,”We the people of the United States, in order to form a perfect union…”

Another reason that makes it significant is because it mentions about ensuring safer neighborhoods.

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