Preamble, Missouri Constitution

Missouri Constitution

Preamble
Articles
I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV

## Contents

* 1 Preamble
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Additional reading
* 5 Footnotes

The Preamble of the Missouri Constitution is precedes 13 articles.

## Preamble[edit]

| Text of Preamble:

We, the people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness, do establish this Constitution for the better government of the state.[1]

## See also[edit]

* State constitution
* Constitutional article
* Constitutional amendment
* Constitutional revision
* Constitutional convention
* Amendments
* Initiated constitutional amendment
* Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
* Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
* Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
* State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Missouri General Assembly, "Missouri Constitution"
* History Engine, "Missouri's Third State Constitution Adopted"
* The Civil War in Missouri, "The Constitution of 1865 - Drake Constitution"
* Missouri State.edu, "Missouri Constitution of 1820"
* Missouri.gov, "Home"
* Green Papers, "Historical overview of the Missouri Constitution"
* YouTube, "Missouri Constitution"

## Additional reading[edit]

* Schmidt, Alex J. (2008). Our Federal Constitution, Our Missouri Constitution, New York, New York: RJS Publications

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Missouri General Assembly, "Missouri Constitution," accessed March 30, 2014

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