What are the first three words of the Constitution?

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

• A. We the People
• B. We the United
• C. We the Constitution
• D. People of the United

Answer: (A)

The opening line of the Constitution is the Preamble, and its first words express the idea that authority comes from the people. The very first three words are “We the People.” That exact sequence appears at the start before continuing with “of the United States,” and it signals popular sovereignty—the government derives its power from the people, not from a monarch or ruler. The other options don’t fit because they alter the words or order right at the start. The Constitution begins with “We the People,” not “We the United,” “We the Constitution,” or “People of the United.”

The opening line of the Constitution is the Preamble, and its first words express the idea that authority comes from the people. The very first three words are “We the People.” That exact sequence appears at the start before continuing with “of the United States,” and it signals popular sovereignty—the government derives its power from the people, not from a monarch or ruler.

The other options don’t fit because they alter the words or order right at the start. The Constitution begins with “We the People,” not “We the United,” “We the Constitution,” or “People of the United.”