Preamble to the Constitution

1- What are the purposes of government?
To establish justice and insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare, order for a more perfect union and secure blessings of liberty.

2-How does the government establish justice and insure domestic tranquility?
Manage conflict and retaining order

3- What is a social contract?
Idea that government originates as implied contract among individuals who agree to obey laws in exchange for protect of their rights.

4- How does the government provide for the common defense?
 Provide warfare. The National Defense will always be responsible.

5- How does the government promote the general welfare?
By providing public goods, education, health and food.

6- Rights vs Entitlement: What is the difference between a right and an entitlement?
Rights: limits on government, protects individual. Entitlement: benefits governments that enacted  the persons who meet specific requirements.

7- How does the government secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity?
Through 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 defense, 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." (Dye 6-7)
Dye. Politics in America, 8th Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions. <vbk:0558302505#outline(14.5)