| We, the people, | in order to | form a more | perfect union, |
| establish | justice, ensure | 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. |