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  2. Preamble - Wikipedia

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    A preamble (from Latin preambulum 'preliminary, preface') is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute.

  3. Dignity - Wikipedia

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    The preamble is widely regarded as the backbone of the Indian constitution, and is seen as embodying its spirit. There have been instances where in contentious situations like the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 , criticisms have been made by recalling the constitutional Values of dignity and national integrity, as mentioned in ...

  4. Category:Preambles - Wikipedia

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    Preamble to the United States Constitution; This page was last edited on 16 September 2019, at 11:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  5. Preamble to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. Courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of the Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the Constitution ...

  6. Preface - Wikipedia

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    Preface to the poem Milton by William Blake. A preface (/ ˈ p r ɛ f ə s /) or proem (/ ˈ p r oʊ ɛ m /) is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword [contradictory] and precedes an author's preface.

  7. Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Eleventh Amendment was proposed by the 3rd Congress on March 4, 1794, when it was approved by the House of Representatives by vote of 81–9, [3] having been previously passed by the Senate, 23–2, on January 14, 1794. [4]

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  9. Second Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, scholars who favored this model argued the "absence of founding-era militias mentioned in the Amendment's preamble does not render it a 'dead letter' because the preamble is a 'philosophical declaration' safeguarding militias and is but one of multiple 'civic purposes' for which the Amendment was enacted". [186]