Which of the following is true about the Constitution's opening words?

• A. We the People
• B. In God We Trust
• C. The People United
• D. Liberty and Justice for All

Answer: (A)

The opening words express popular sovereignty—the idea that the government derives its authority from the people. By starting with “We the People,” the Constitution signals that citizens authorize and establish the framework of government, not a monarch or external power. This phrase begins the Preamble, which then outlines the purposes of the Constitution, such as forming a more perfect union, establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common defense, promoting the general Welfare, and securing liberty for ourselves and our posterity. The other options come from different contexts: “In God We Trust” is the national motto, not the Constitution’s opening words; “The People United” is not a constitutional phrase; and “Liberty and Justice for All” is from the Pledge of Allegiance, not the Constitution.