** The Preamble to the Confederate Constitution: " We, the people of the Confederate States, each state acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity — invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God — do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Confederate States of America.

Some today feel that the Confederate Constitution's Preamble including the phrase " each State acting in its sovereign and independent character " focuses the new Constitution on the rights of the individual States.

# Reference by an entrenched document, such as the Preamble of the Constitution Act, 1867's entrenchment of written and unwritten principles from the constitution of the United Kingdom or the Constitution Act, 1982's reference of the Proclamation of 1763.

The Preamble to the Constitution of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists reads:

The Wobblies believed that all workers should organize as a class, a philosophy which is still reflected in the Preamble to the current IWW Constitution:

The Preamble to the Hopi constitution states that they are a self-governing tribe, focused on working together for peace and agreements between villages in order to preserve the “ good things of Hopi life .” The Constitution consists of thirteen different “ Articles ,” all with a different topic of interest.

" The Preamble to the Constitution "

* Preamble of the Constitution:

In India, the Supreme Court frequently rules unconstitutional amendments which violate the Basic Structure of the Constitution, especially its Preamble.

* Preamble to the United States Constitution

* Preamble to the Constitution of India

* Preamble to the revised 1987 Constitution of the Philippines

* Preamble and Title 1 of the Swiss Federal Constitution

* Constitution of Fiji: Preamble

* Preamble to the Albanian Constitution

This bell had the same legend as the Liberty Bell, with two added words, " establish justice ", words taken from the Preamble to the United States Constitution.

For example, many Americans can recite their National Anthem, or even the much more lengthy Preamble to the United States Constitution.

** The Preamble to the U. S. 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.

Hagerty is remembered as one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW ), as author of the influential Preamble to the Constitution of the IWW, and as the creator of " Hagerty's Wheel ," a frequently reproduced illustration depicting the interrelation of the IWW's constituent industrial unions.

It is also usually reproduced with its Preamble, the Imperial Oath Sworn in the Sanctuary in the Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Rescript on the Promulgation of the Constitution, which together come to nearly another 1, 000 words.

Several of the segments, most notably " I'm Just a Bill " ( discussing the legislative process ) and " The Preamble " ( which features a variant of the preamble of the Constitution put to music ), have become some of Schoolhouse Rocks most popular segments.

The Constitution of Fiji begins with a Preamble, which sets out the historical, cultural, and political reasons for the drafting of the 1997 Constitution.

The Preamble begins with a classic statement of a two-class analysis of capitalism: “ The working class and the employing class have nothing in common .” The class struggle will continue until the victory of the working class: “ Between these two classes a struggle must go on until the workers of the world organize as a class, take possession of the earth and the machinery of production, and abolish the wage system .” The Preamble denounces trade unions as incapable of coping with the power of the employing class.

" This approach reasons that, if the political community speaking for itself in the Preamble (" We the People ") includes only citizens, by negative implication it specifically excludes non-citizens in some fashion .< ref > See, e. g., Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U. S. ( 19 How.

Jay noted the language of the Preamble of the Constitution, which says that the Constitution was ordained and established by " We the people ," and stated: " Here we see the people acting as sovereigns of the whole country, and, in the language of sovereignty, establishing a Constitution by which it was their will that the State governments should be bound.

The one of 1861 made clear that in making their government the people were acting through their states, whereas the Preamble of 1787-89 expressed, as clearly as language can, the opposite concept, that they were acting directly as citizens.

Introduction, the Preamble, the Indictment of George III, the Denunciation of the British people, and the Conclusion.

The Preamble serves solely as an introduction, and does not assign powers to the federal government ,< ref > See Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U. S. 11, 22 ( 1905 ) (" Although th preamble indicates the general purposes for which the people ordained and established the Constitution, it has never been regarded as the source of any substantive power conferred on the government of the United States, or on any of its departments.

Although the Preamble speaks of perfecting the " Union ," and the country is called the " United States of America ," the Supreme Court has interpreted the institution created as a government over the people, not an agreement between the States.

A bench consisting of Justices G. S. Singhvi and Asok Kumar Ganguly pointed out that laws enacted for achieving the goals set out in the Preamble to the Constitution were inadequate ; the benefits of welfare measures embodied in the legislation had not reached millions of poor people, and efforts to bridge the gap between rich and poor did not yield the desired results.

The Preamble of the Parish constitution states that “ the people of Resurrection parish have a commitment to the concept of community .” This commitment informs and influence the liturgies, religious education programs, outreach, and concern for the larger community though social justice work.

To coincide with the upcoming United States bicentennial, a third series, entitled " America Rock ," airing in 1975 and 1976, had episodes covering the structure of the United States government ( such as " I'm Just a Bill ") along with important moments in American history ( examples include " The Preamble " and " Mother Necessity ").

* David Walker-Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles ; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America

The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.

While the Supreme Court did not specifically mention the Preamble in these cases, it seems apparent that it was expounding on the implications of what it understood reference to " the People " in the Preamble to mean .</ ref > The Court has also understood this language to mean that the sovereignty of the government under the U. S. Constitution is superior to that of the States .< ref > Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U. S. ( 2 Dall.

The Preamble has been used to confirm that the Constitution was made for, and is binding only in, the United States of America.

Since the Preamble declares the Constitution to have been created by the " People of the United States ", " there may be places within the jurisdiction of the United States that are no part of the Union.

Kirk finishes the sacred speech ( the Preamble to the United States Constitution ) and rebukes the Yangs for allowing the document to degrade to mere shibboleth.

# REDIRECT Preamble to the United States Constitution

# REDIRECT Preamble to the United States Constitution

" When John Gray's 1825 Lecture on Human Happiness was first published in the United States in 1826, the publishers appended the Preamble and constitution of the Friendly Association for Mutual Interests, located at Valley Forge.