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Levels:4.5-4.8Lexile Levels:500L-600LGuided Reading Levels:P-VCommon Core K-5:RI,RF  \nFeatures  \n24 pages,8×9.5 inchesRelnforced llbrary blndlngFull-color and historical photographsAuthor/lustrator biographyIndex  \nInformative captionsInformative sidebarsPhonetic olossarySources for further researchSuggested websitesTable of contents  \nSerles Revlewed By  \nAdditlonal InformatlonFall 2020 Catalog page 86  \nScan to Read eBook  \nP:800-599-7323  \nDemocracyfrom the 12-title seriesHow Amerlca Works  \nEach Book(9781503844995):$29.93 List/$20.95 LibraryComplete Series(9781503852716):$359.16 List/$251.40 LibraryHosted eBooks Available(visit childsworld.com for titles &prices)  \nBooklist,Children's Bookwatch,Horn Book Guide,School Library Connection,School Library Joumal  \ncaRcdsworkC,簧  \nScan to Watch Video  \nF:888-320-2329  \n# DEMOCRACY\n\nBY M.WEBER  \nPublished by The Child's World  \n1980 Lookout Drive·Mankato,MN 56003-1705800-599-READ·www.childsworld.com  \nPHOTO CREDITS  \nAriel Skelley/Getty Images,cover,2;Tetra images RF/GettyImages,5;Hulton Archive/Getty Images,6,11;Wellcome Library,London/Wellcome Images/Wikimedia,6;Godfrey Kneller/Wikimedia,9;United States Architect of the Capitol/JohnTrumbull/Wikimedia,12;Publius/Wikimedia,14;Mr.Matté/Wikimedia,17;The New York Times/Wikimedia,19;Speaker.gov/Wikimedia,20  \nCOPYRIGHT◎2021 by The Child's World  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced orutilized in any form or by any means without written permissionfrom the publisher  \nISBN 9781503844995(REINFORCEDLIBRARY BINDING)ISBN9781503846333(PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT)ISBN 9781503847521(ONLINEMULTI-USER EBOOK)LCCN 2019956647  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nOn the cover:Voting is one of the mostimportant parts of a democracy.  \n# TABLE OF CONTENTS\n\nCHAPTER 1  \n# History of Democracy…4\n\nCHAPTER 2  \nThe Beginning of Democracy inAmerica...10  \nCHAPTER 3  \nAmerican Democracy Today.…16  \nGLOSSARY...22  \nTO LEARN MORE...23  \nINDEX...24  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR...24  \n# HISTORY OF DEMOCRACY\n\nhere are many forms of government.Somegovernments give power to a king or queen.Other governments share power with citizens.Citizensare people who live in a country,state,or city.The word\"democracy\"means \"rule by the people.\"That means peoplehave power.They help choose their leaders.These leadersare called politicians.Politicians work as representativesin government.People vote in a democracy.They vote inelections.The voice of the people is very important.Theyvote on new laws.They vote for people to represent themin government.Some representatives work for a long time.Sometimes,voters choose someone new.This is all part ofhow democracy works.  \nDemocracy has a long history.It started in ancient Greece.Two philosophers helped create the idea.Plato and Socrateslived around 400 BC.They debated many important ideas.  \nVoting is one of the most important parts of democracy.  \nPlato  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