🔍 NAME THAT GOAL
100 Points
Which goal of the Preamble means fairness under the law?
A. Promote the General Welfare
B. Establish Justice
C. Form a More Perfect Union
B. Establish Justice ✅
100 Points
The U.S. military protects the country after another country threatens to attack.
Which Preamble goal is MOST clearly shown?
A. Provide for the Common Defense
B. Establish Justice
C. Promote the General Welfare
A. Provide for the Common Defense ✅
100 Points
Goal: Establish Justice
Two students break the same school rule. One receives a consequence, but the other does not because their parent is friends with the principal.
Is the goal of Establish Justice being met?
A. Yes, because both students broke the rule.
B. No, because the students are being treated differently.
C. Yes, because the principal can decide who follows the rule.
B. No, because the students are being treated differently. ✅
200 Points
Which Preamble goal focuses on keeping peace and safety inside the country?
A. Insure Domestic Tranquility
B. Secure the Blessings of Liberty
C. Provide for the Common Defense
A. Insure Domestic Tranquility ✅
200 Points
After a major hurricane, the government provides emergency shelters, food, and medical assistance to families.
Which Preamble goal is MOST clearly shown?
A. Secure the Blessings of Liberty
B. Promote the General Welfare
C. Form a More Perfect Union
B. Promote the General Welfare ✅
200 Points — Insure Domestic Tranquility
A violent fight breaks out during a large public event. Local officials respond, stop the violence, and help restore peace while allowing everyone else to remain at the event.
Is the goal of Insure Domestic Tranquility being met?
A. Yes, because the government is working to restore peace and safety.
B. No, because the government should never become involved in conflicts.
C. No, because Domestic Tranquility is about threats from other countries.
A. Yes, because the government is working to restore peace and safety. ✅
300 Points
Which Preamble goal is most connected to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of the people?
A. Form a More Perfect Union
B. Secure the Blessings of Liberty
C. Promote the General Welfare
C. Promote the General Welfare ✅
300 Points
Two people are accused of the same crime. The court makes sure both receive the same legal rights, even though one is wealthy and the other is not.
Which Preamble goal is MOST clearly shown?
A. Establish Justice
B. Insure Domestic Tranquility
C. Secure the Blessings of Liberty
A. Establish Justice ✅
300 Points — Promote the General Welfare
A dangerous disease begins spreading through several communities. The government opens free testing centers but only in wealthy neighborhoods, even though people across the entire area are affected.
Is the goal of Promote the General Welfare being met?
A. Yes, because the government is providing a health service.
B. No, because the government should not provide health services.
C. Only partly, because the government is helping people's health but is not making the help available to everyone who needs it.
C. Only partly, because the government is helping people's health but is not making the help available to everyone who needs it. ✅
400 Points
Which Preamble goal is based on the idea that the states should work together as one country rather than act only on their own?
A. Provide for the Common Defense
B. Form a More Perfect Union
C. Promote the General Welfare
B. Form a More Perfect Union ✅
400 Points
A dangerous conflict breaks out between groups inside the United States. Government officials work to stop the violence and restore peace.
Which Preamble goal is MOST clearly shown?
A. Provide for the Common Defense
B. Insure Domestic Tranquility
C. Promote the General Welfare
B. Insure Domestic Tranquility ✅
400 Points — Form a More Perfect Union
A major storm affects three states. Each state needs emergency supplies. The national government creates a plan that allows the states to share supplies and emergency workers, but one state refuses to participate and keeps all of its extra supplies.
Is the goal of Form a More Perfect Union being met?
A. Yes, because every state should handle the problem completely on its own.
B. Only partly, because the government created a way for states to work together, but one state is refusing to cooperate.
C. No, because a More Perfect Union means the national government should make every decision for the states.
B. Only partly, because the government created a way for states to work together, but one state is refusing to cooperate. ✅
500 Points
Which Preamble goal is most concerned with making sure the rights and freedoms people have today continue to be protected for future generations?
A. Secure the Blessings of Liberty
B. Insure Domestic Tranquility
C. Establish Justice
A. Secure the Blessings of Liberty ✅
500 Points
Several states are hit by the same major snowstorm. The national government helps the states coordinate emergency workers and get supplies where they are needed.
Which Preamble goal is MOST clearly shown?
A. Promote the General Welfare
B. Form a More Perfect Union
C. Insure Domestic Tranquility
B. Form a More Perfect Union ✅
500 Points — Secure the Blessings of Liberty
A city allows people to publicly criticize government leaders. However, it creates a rule preventing those same people from holding a peaceful protest against government decisions.
Is the goal of Secure the Blessings of Liberty being met?
A. Yes, because people are still allowed to criticize the government.
B. No, because the government has taken away all of the people's freedoms.
C. Only partly, because one freedom is being protected while another peaceful freedom is being restricted.
C. Only partly, because one freedom is being protected while another peaceful freedom is being restricted. ✅