<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The original authors of the United States Constitution saw fit to limit the powers of government, as set forth in the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson . Here, Jefferson outlined three basic statements widely adhered to by the people of the American colonies . Supporters of the Declaration believed that these statements were not sufficiently adhered to by or through the English monarchy . In order to prevent this travesty the framers of the constitution made limited government a principle tenet of the constitution . Among the assertions were that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and that governments are instituted in order to preserve these rights . It was the colonial experience of many Americans that the English government was not adhering to these premises, and it was for this reason that the colonies saw fit to establish their own government in which all three of these assertions would be respected . </P> <P> The Preamble to the Constitution serves to communicate the goals sought to be accomplished by specifically enumerating the powers of the United States government--the promotion of "the general Welfare" is one of these goals . The Preamble does not grant any power to the government, rather it serves to explain the limits of the delegated powers listed later in the Constitution . This is to say, in the case of the general welfare clause, that the government is not allowed to exercise its powers on a whim, rather they must be exercised for the general welfare of the country . </P>

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