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The Preamble is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the purposes the Preamble sets out, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.8.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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The Preamble

D2.Civ.8.3-5

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Read the Preamble and answer the questions, then match each phrase to its meaning.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

The Preamble to the Constitution

The Preamble, the opening sentence of the Constitution of the United States, written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. 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.

  1. 1. What does "a more perfect Union" suggest about the Union before 1787?
  2. 2. Why does the Preamble begin with "We the People"?
  3. 3. Which purpose is about protecting the country from attack?
2.Match each phrase from the Preamble to its meaning.
  • insure domestic Tranquility
  • ordain and establish
  • promote the general Welfare
  • form a more perfect Union
  • A.officially set up
  • B.keep peace at home
  • C.help people live well
  • D.join the states more strongly together

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.8.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — The Preamble

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Union before it was not working well enough. 2. To show that the Constitution's power comes from the People. 3. To provide for the common defence.
  2. 2.1. insure domestic Tranquility — B (keep peace at home) 2. ordain and establish — A (officially set up) 3. promote the general Welfare — C (help people live well) 4. form a more perfect Union — D (join the states more strongly together)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.