Preamble to the United States Constitution information
Introductory statement of the US Constitution's fundamental purposes
"We the People" and "Preamble to the Constitution" redirect here. For other uses, see We the People (disambiguation) and Preamble to the Constitution (disambiguation).
Detail of the official handwritten copy of the Preamble, engrossed by Jacob ShallusPreamble detail from a Dunlap & Claypoole original printing of the United States Constitution, 1787
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The Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the US Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. Courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of the Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the Constitution would achieve.
The preamble was mainly written by Gouverneur Morris, a Pennsylvania delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
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