The laws and regulations

The goals and purposes to be served by the government

The rights and duties of citizens

The structure of the government

The judiciary

The government

The military

The citizens

To list the amendments

To express the reasons the constitution was written

To outline the structure of the government

To provide a historical background

The laws of the land

The structure of the government

The reasons the constitution was written

The rights of the citizens

To establish justice

To ensure equality

To promote fairness

To create laws

To provide for the common defense

To establish justice

To promote the general welfare

To form a more perfect union

To promote the general welfare

To establish justice

To ensure domestic tranquility

To form a more perfect union