noun. 1  A rattling sound: the clatter of dishes in the kitchen. 2  A loud disturbance; a racket: the clatter of the subway train. 3  Noisy talk; chatter.
According to the United States Senate: The Constitution's first three wordsâWe the Peopleâaffirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.
Peopleâ is conspicuously absent from the Preamble of the Articles. The Constitution, on the other hand, by opening up with. âWe the Peopleâ immediately affirms that the Constitution is of the. people, for the people, and by the people of the United States. This interpretation, which arises most strongly from the presence of âWe the Peopleâ in the Preamble, effectively leads to an understanding of the Constitution as affecting the people directly and not through regulations imposed on the States.