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. For whom are the Blessings of Liberty to be secured?
2. Where and when was the Constitution written?
3. List two purposes the Preamble names.
2.Match each phrase from the Preamble to its meaning.
ordain and establish
establish Justice
We the People
secure the Blessings of Liberty
A.keep people free
B.the power comes from the citizens
C.officially set up
D.make laws and courts fair
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.8.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Preamble
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. For ourselves and our Posterity. 2. In Philadelphia, in 1787, at the Constitutional Convention. 3. Any two, such as to establish Justice and to insure domestic Tranquility.
2.1. ordain and establish — C (officially set up) 2. establish Justice — D (make laws and courts fair) 3. We the People — B (the power comes from the citizens) 4. secure the Blessings of Liberty — A (keep people free)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.