The preamble to the US Constitution establishes that "we the people" of the United States formed the Constitution in order to create a stronger nation with fairness, peace, common defense, general welfare, and liberty for both current and future generations. It states that the people ordained and established the Constitution as the set of laws for the United States of America.

1. The Preamble to the
Constitution
We the people…

2. We the people
all of us; you and me

3. of the United States
the 50 (13) states that
make up our nation

4. in order to form
to make or create

5. a more perfect union
a stronger country or
nation

6. establish justice
to make sure everyone
is treated fairly

7. insure domestic tranquility
to make sure there is
peace and quiet

8. provide for the common
defense
to get help from others if
someone tries to hurt us

9. promote the general welfare
to work together for the
good of others, not just
ourselves

10. and secure the blessings of
liberty
to be free to do what we
want to do as long as we
don’t hurt others

11. for ourselves and
for you and for me; for
us

12. our posterity
for those who haven’t
been born yet

13. do ordain and establish
do order and set up

14. this Constitution
the laws or set of rules

15. for the United States of
America
for our country; our
nation

16. 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 for
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution for the
United States of America.