Question

The phrase "We the People of the United States" reflects which of the following?

the idea the Constitution applied to leaders rather than ordinary people
the fact that the colonists were still trying to repair their relationship with the king
the fact that ordinary people were invited to help write the Constitution
the idea that government rests on the consent of the governed

Answer 1

@darkknight Can you help me with this?

Answer 2

what can u eliminate from ur choices?

Answer 3

maybe a and b

Answer 4

you can get rid of option B because they had already broken away from the King and they did not want to go back. The constitution was created as a way for the people to govern themselves
and we can also eliminate option A because the document was created to make laws for all the people in order to unite them

Answer 5

Yes, c and d both make sense but idk what to pick

Answer 6

im leading towards d

Answer 7

but idk

Answer 8

ok so tell me why you think it could be option c.
i see wym but one of them makes more sense.

Answer 9

i think it is c because ordinary ppl came to help with the constitution

Answer 10

if you pay attention, the framers of the constitution were the men who were more wealthy and owned more property. not all of them, but a majority

Answer 11

does that mean its c?

Answer 12

i don't think d would make sense then

Answer 13

are the rich people considered ordinary?

and one of the issues under the King was that they were not included in the decisions made by Parliament. A famous quote we can see from those times are "No taxation without representation."
they were not giving their consent to be taxed.
this led to the 13 colonies wanting a different form on government...one in which they had a say.

Answer 14

do you have a reason why you were leaning towards option D?

Answer 15

Not really, it's just that those last two made the most sense.

Answer 16

ok, so if most of the people were rich, would you consider them to be ordinary everyday citizens ?

Answer 17

I mean, not really.

Answer 18

exactly. these men were not ordinary either. They were wealthier and they had higher education ig u can say. They studied other philosophers and their views. One of the most influential was John Locke and his natural rights theory.
So, are you getting more clarity or do you need more explanation?

Answer 19

This is enough explanation, thank you so much!

Answer 20

yuhh yw. lmk if you have any more