Preamble to 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. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which idea from the Declaration of Independence is also conveyed in the Preamble to the Constitution? (1 point) Responses “. . . a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” “. . . a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .” “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .” “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . .” “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . .” “We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.” “We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.”
The idea from the Declaration of Independence that is also conveyed in the Preamble to the Constitution is "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . ."
