Relier Pairs The Preamble Matching GameVersion en ligne Match the terms to their definitions. This activity is for students in grades 3-5. par Arizona Bar Foundation 1 Rights 2 Responsibilities 3 Justice 4 Declaration of Independence 5 Benjamin Franklin 6 Common Defense 7 Domestic Tranquility 8 General Welfare 9 The Preamble 10 Purposes of government The Declaration of Independence says that the job of government is to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The document that stated that the United States was now separate from Great Britain, and a free and independent country. This part of the Preamble says it is the government's job to set up an army and navy. Obey the law, respect the rights of others, live together peacefully. This part of the Preamble indicates that one of the jobs of government is to help ensure people's homes, communities, and country are peaceful. Freedom of expression, freedom of belief, right to equal opportunity, and the right to ask the government to make things better. The first part of the U.S. Constitution. This begins with "We the People". This is another word for fairness. The government is responsible for doing things that are good for everyone in the country.