Since the late 19th century, most treaties have followed a fairly consistent format. A treaty typically begins with a preamble describing the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, as well as summarizing any underlying events (such as a war). Modern preambles are sometimes structured as a single very long sentence formatted into multiple paragraphs for readability, in which each of the paragraphs begins with a verb (desiring, recognizing, having, and so on). COUNT 5
QSN1 What is shared by most treaties since the late 19th century? ANS1 a fairly consistent format QSN2 What is the beginning of a typical treaty called? ANS2 a preamble QSN3 Why are long sentences in a modern preamble formatted into multiple paragraphs? ANS3 readability QSN4 Each paragraph of a modern preamble typically begins with which part of speech? ANS4 a verb QSN5 In addition to describing the parties and their joint objectives, what else does a modern preamble typically summarize? ANS5 any underlying events (such as a war)