We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the
general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
-U. S. Constitution, Preamble
Use the Preamble to the Constitution to answer the question.
5. Which statement best expresses the concerns of the founders of the American government? (1 point)
Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from foreign enemies.
Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from domestic threats.
Their focus was to create a nation that protected national interests over individual rights.
Their focus was to create a government that protected all aspects of the nation and its people.