The Preamble to the Constitution contains powerful language that is the bedrock of American political tradition. The opening line: “We the People of the United States” proclaims that the states remain in a unity and that they are not independent of one another. With these words the loose confederation of independent states ceased to exist after ratification of the Constitution. The Preamble also answers the question of the source of power of the government: the …showed first 75 words of 619 total…

…showed last 75 words of 619 total…includes the mechanisms for admitting new states to the Union. Article V specifies the way of adding amendments to the Constitution. Article VI contains the supremacy clause and specifies that no religious test should be shall be required for holding any office. Article VII concerns the procedures for ratification of the Constitution: Nine of the thirteen states have to agree to, or ratify, its new provisions before it becomes the supreme law of the land.