Worksheet 4

Tranquility

Peace; Calm

Liberty

Independence; Freedom

Justice

Fairness; Righteousness

General

Common; Universal

Common

United; Collective

Rewrite the Preamble by replacing the original wording with the synonyms you've written above. Choose your synonyms carefully to avoid changing the meaning of the Preamble.

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more flawless alliance, establish fairness, insure national peace, provide for the united protection, promote the universal well-being and secure the favor of freedom to ourselves and our future generations do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Welfare

Well-being; Health

Perfect

ideal; flawless

Union

merger; alliance

Posterity

Future Generations; Children

Domestic

National; Public

Blessings

Profits; Favor

Defense

Protection; Security