The text makes clear that citizens of the United States have the right to make and change by initiative all constitutional and statute laws in the United States. Though the People exercised this right in the Declaration of Independence and in the ratification of the Constitution where their legislative power is clearly articulated in both the Preamble and Article VII of the Constitution, their right to do so is nowhere clearly specified in the Constitution. Confusion exists in that the Constitution only recognizes the legislative power of the Congress as it pertains to the government. Nevertheless, in a lower venue, the Supreme Court recognizes the legislative authority and power of the People at the state level, where 24 states permit their citizens to enact laws by initiative. Section 1 clears up any possible confusion at the national level.