“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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” are the words that begin our Constitution, but also summarize the beliefs of Americans either by birth or naturalization.
Each year, on September 17 (to commemorate the date that thirty-nine delegates signed and submitted to the states for ratification the document that has become the standard for the democracy of the United States of America), Americans celebrate U.S. Constitution and Citizenship Day. During this time, Americans are encouraged to reflect on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and what it means to be a U.S. citizen.
