Read the Preamble to the US Constitution. Then answer the questions that follow.
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.
Question 24
Why did the Framers of the Constitution include the phrase "provide for the common defence" in the Preamble?
A
They believed that the nation's resources should be owned communally.
B
They intended to create a national police force to maintain peace and order.
C
They were concerned that the individual states could not defend against a foreign power.
D
The planned to build a large army and expand across North America through military force.