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lawyer [7]
3 years ago
8

What does "promote the general welfare" mean?

History
2 answers:
kirza4 [7]3 years ago
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The Preamble states that an overriding purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to “promote the general welfare,” indicating that issues such as poverty, housing, food and other economic and social welfare issues facing the citizenry were of central concern to the framers.
liraira [26]3 years ago
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The concern of the government for the health, peace, morality, and safety of its citizens. Providing for the welfare of the general public is a basic goal of government. The preamble to the U.S. Constitution cites promotion of the general welfare as a primary reason for
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