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ABCs of Democracy

Written and Illustrated by: Jessica Bauer

A for Amendment..............................................7-8

B for Bill of Rights............................................9-10

C for Constitution..............................................11-12

D for the Declaration of Independence ............13-14

E for the Executive Branch...............................15-16

F for Free Elections...........................................17-18

G for Greek.......................................................19-20

H for House of Representatives.........................21-22

I for Independence Day.....................................23-24

J for Judicial Branch.........................................25-26

K for Kings.......................................................27-28

L for Laws........................................................29-30

M for Magna Carta...........................................31-32

N for National Anthem.....................................33-34

O for Oval Office.............................................35-36

P for Political Parties.......................................37-38

Q for Questions............................................39-40

R for Registered Voter ................................41-42

S for Senate..................................................43-44

T for Taxes...................................................45-46

U for United States......................................47-48

V for Vote....................................................49-50

W for White House.....................................51-52

X for AleXander Hamilton.........................53-54

Y for You..................................................55-56

Z for CitiZenship......................................57-58

Glossary....................................................59-60

Index.........................................................61

Aa is for Amendment

Amendments are a written change to the Constitution. 

Amendments are not common, in fact there have only been 27 

since the Constitution came into effect. The most famous 

amendments are the first 10, the Bill of Rights.

Bb is for the Bill of Rights.

      Changes that are made to the Constitution are called 

amendments.Ten important amendments were made to 

the constitution to protect the rights of the people. These 

were called the Bill of Rights. 

Cc 

is for the 

Constitution.

The constitution tells how the government 

of the United States will be run. All of the 

laws in the United States have to agree 

with the constitution.

Dd 

is for the 

Declaration of 

Independence

.

The people who lived in the 13 colonies decided that 

they did not want to be ruled by England anymore, so 

they wrote the Declaration of Independence. It said that 

they had the right to be free and independent states.

Ee is for the

 Executive Branch.

The Executive 

Branch is one of 

three branches of 

our government. 

It makes sure 

that all the laws 

are obeyed. The 

president rules 

the executive 

branch.

Ff is for 

Free Elections

Free elections are used to pick leaders in 

the United States. They have two 

important characteristics. In free elections 

people need to be able to vote privately 

and have a choice of candidates. 

Gg is for Greek

The first Democracy was established in Athens, Greece. 

Democracy in Greece, when it first started, was different 

than the way we are familiar with it. They voted to make 

decisions, but only certain people were allowed to vote. 

Only free men got the opportunity to vote in Greece. 

The House of Representatives is a part of the legislative 

branch of government.   They work with the Senate to make 

the laws that people follow everyday. The people who are 

part if the House of Representatives all represent a certain 

state. States with more people in them have more 

representatives in the House. 

Hh is for the 

House of 

Representative

s

Ii is for 

Independence Day.

Independence day was first 

celebrated on July 4, 1776. 

It is also called the Forth of 

July. On this day people 

celebrate how America 

became separate from 

England by signing the 

Declaration of 

Independence.

Jj is 

for the 

Judicial 

Branch.

The judicial branch is one of the three 

branches of government in the United 

States. It is in charge of deciding 

exactly what the laws mean. The 

judicial branch is made up of judges 

and courts.

Kk 

is for 

King

The first American colonists 

decided to form the United States 

of America after declaring 

Independence from King George 

III and Great Britain. The people 

did not like that the king had all 

of the power. This lead them to 

developing a democratic 

government where power was in 

the hands of many individuals, 

not just one.

Ll is for 

laws. 

Laws are like rules for the cities, states, and the 

country. They tell us what is and is not allowed. 

Laws are made by Congress, approved by the 

President, and enforced by the courts.  

Mm 

is for Magna Carta

The Magna Carta is a 

document written in 

England in 1215. It was 

the first document to 

guarantee the right of a 

civilian from a king. 

Many ideas in the 

Constitution came from 

the Magna Carta. It 

provided the framework 

to the democratic ideas in 

the Constitution today. 

The United State's national anthem is The Star Spangled 

Banner. The song was originally written as a poem during a 

battle. Now, it is sung to honor the nation that we live in.

Nn is for the National Anthem

Oo is for the Oval 

Office

The Oval Office is the office for the President. The Oval 

Office is in the west wing of the White House. The 

President does most of his work in the Oval Office. He also 

frequently uses this room when addressing the nation on 

TV.

Pp is for Political 

Parties

The United States has two dominating political parties. 

These two parties are the Democratic party and the 

Republican party. Each part has a set of morals and ideas 

that they support. People running for office usually run 

under their chosen political party, but they don't have to.

Qq is for 

questions.

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