Which objective is listed in the Preamble to the Constitution?

Which objective is listed in the Preamble to the Constitution?

• A. Provide for the common defense
• B. Abolish slavery
• C. Regulate interstate commerce
• D. Establish private property rights

Answer: (A)

The Preamble lays out the broad goals the Constitution is meant to achieve, including "providing for the common defense." That exact phrase is one of the six purposes listed to guide the new government. The other options aren’t stated in the Preamble: abolition of slavery isn’t listed there (it’s addressed later by amendments), regulating interstate commerce is a power given to Congress in the main articles (not a Preamble objective), and establishing private property rights isn’t named as a Preamble goal either. So the option describing providing for the common defense is the one that matches the Preamble’s stated aims.

The Preamble lays out the broad goals the Constitution is meant to achieve, including "providing for the common defense." That exact phrase is one of the six purposes listed to guide the new government. The other options aren’t stated in the Preamble: abolition of slavery isn’t listed there (it’s addressed later by amendments), regulating interstate commerce is a power given to Congress in the main articles (not a Preamble objective), and establishing private property rights isn’t named as a Preamble goal either. So the option describing providing for the common defense is the one that matches the Preamble’s stated aims.