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  2. Preamble to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the US Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. Courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of the Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the ...

  3. Preamble - Wikipedia

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    Preamble. A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute. It is distinct from the long title or enacting formula of a law.

  4. Preamble to the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    The Preamble to the Constitution of India is based on the Objectives Resolution, which was moved in the Constituent Assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 December 1946 accepted on 22 January 1947 and adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, coming into force on 26 January 1950, celebrated as the Republic Day of India, and was initially drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru. [1]

  5. Constitution of Belize - Wikipedia

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    Preamble. According to the Constitution, the people of Belize: affirm that the Nation of Belize shall be founded upon principles which acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in human rights and fundamental freedoms, the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions, the dignity of the human person and the equal and ...

  6. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    —John Adams, May 15, 1776 As was the custom, Congress appointed a committee to draft a preamble to explain the purpose of the resolution. John Adams wrote the preamble, which stated that because King George had rejected reconciliation and was hiring foreign mercenaries to use against the colonies, "it is necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under the said crown should be ...

  7. Preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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    Canadian Charterof Rights and Freedoms. The preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the introductory sentence to the Constitution of Canada 's Charter of Rights and Constitution Act, 1982. In full, it reads, "Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law ".

  8. Preamble to the United Nations Charter - Wikipedia

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    The Preamble reads as follows: [3] WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED. to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and. to regain faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of ...

  9. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Wikipedia

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    The seven paragraphs of the preamble, setting out the reasons for the Declaration, represent the steps leading up to the temple. The main body of the Declaration forms the four columns. The first column (articles 3–11) constitutes rights of the individual, such as the right to life and the prohibition of slavery.