Question

A citizen says that the U.S. Government does not have the right to defend the country against a foreign attack. Which phrase from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution rejects that idea?

Answer 1

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The phrase from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution rejects that idea is "Establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defense."

When the founding fathers and framers of the United States Constitution met during the Constitutional Convention in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1787, they debated so much to agree on the new kind of government for the new nation. In the Preamble, the framers clearly stated that the government had to defend the country against any foreign aggression.

That is why, in the Executive branch, the United States President in the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces: Navy, Army, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard.