It is known as the Preamble. In law the source or authority (the empowering agent) is required to state that authority at the beginning of any law, in order to give the source of the authority, and in this case it does quite plainly:
The first paragraph, or prologue, of the Constitution of the United States is called The Preamble.
"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."
The beginning of the Declaration of Independence is called the Introduction. This is unlike the US Constitution, where the opening paragraph is called the Preamble.
America's first constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
Declaration of Independence
look at Article 1 section 7 in the constitution.. in the last paragraph
The Preamble is the first paragraph or introduction of the Constitution. It establishes the Constitution as the governing document of the United States. It begins with the phrase "We the People", indicating that it is the people who hold the ultimate power in the U.S. and states the purposes for which the United States was established as a country.
The preamble to the constitution.
The first paragraph of the constitution is called the Preamble. The US Constitution preamble is the brief introduction of the purpose and principles of the constitution.
the preamble
the preamble
The beginning of the Declaration, meaning the first long sentence that forms the first paragraph, is called the "Introduction", acccording to the National Archives. It is not the "Preamble" the way the opening paragraph of the US Constitution is called. The Preamble of the Declaration is the second paragraph. According to the National Archives there are 5 parts: Introduction; Preamble; Indictment of King George III; Denunciation of the British peoples; and Conclusion.
The first line of a paragraph that extends further to the left than the rest of the paragraph is called a hanging indent.
The beginning of the Declaration of Independence is called the Introduction. This is unlike the US Constitution, where the opening paragraph is called the Preamble.
America's first constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
The first constitution of the State of Arkansas is the "Arkansas Constitution of 1836".
The Preamble
Preamble of 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 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."