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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. Why does the Preamble begin with "We the People"?
  2. 2. Where and when was the Constitution written?
  3. 3. What does the Preamble not tell you?
2.Match each phrase from the Preamble to its meaning.
  • ordain and establish
  • promote the general Welfare
  • provide for the common defence
  • establish Justice
  • A.help people live well
  • B.protect the country from attack
  • C.make laws and courts fair
  • D.officially set up

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Answer key — The Preamble

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. To show that the Constitution's power comes from the People. 2. In Philadelphia, in 1787, at the Constitutional Convention. 3. It does not tell you how the Constitution will organize the government to reach these goals.
  2. 2.1. ordain and establish — D (officially set up) 2. promote the general Welfare — A (help people live well) 3. provide for the common defence — B (protect the country from attack) 4. establish Justice — C (make laws and courts fair)

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