Question

"Barbara Jordan Remarks on Impeachment, July, 1974"
by Barbara Jordan

Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: “We, the people.” It’s a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that “We, the people.” I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in “We, the people.”



Rep. Barbara Jordan's remarks on impeachment during Watergate

Use the passage from a speech by Representative Barbara Jordan to answer the question.

Which phrase from the passage is an example of allusion?

(1 point)

“I have finally been included. . .”

“It’s a very eloquent beginning.”

“But when the document was completed. . .”

“We, the people.”

Answer 1

“We, the people.”

This is an allusion because it references the familiar opening line of the U.S. Constitution’s Preamble.