Question

According to the Preamble, which action represents an appropriate role for government?

Answer 1

If you have these answers

A. prompting democracy aboard

B. acquiring territory overseas

C. changing the form of government

D. keeping the peace domestically

the answer is D.

Answer 2

According to the Preamble an appropriate role for government is D) Defending the country. The Constitution states that it is being established to "promote the welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." Its important to keep in mind that the word liberty can mean freedom and the word posterity means future generations. Thus the government would have the role of defending the country, its freedom and its future generations.