Question

What was one purpose of the Preamble of the Bill of Rights?

To express the desire to restrict government power.
To limit the power of the states.
To guarantee rights of the people.
To ensure government had unlimited power

Answer 1

To express the desire to restrict government power.

The preamble explains that the states wanted "declaratory and restrictive clauses" added to the Constitution to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers.