by Sabrina Kohrt and Sydney Egeler

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Table of Contents

1. Intro

2-3. What is the government?

5-16. Constitution

17-21. Congress

22-25. President

26-27. Bureaucracy

28-32. The Judiciary

33-34. Policy Making Process

35. Parties

36-38. Elections

39. Media

40. Interest Groups

41-44. Civil Rights/ Civil Liberties

Hia! My name is Ked, join me on my underwater
adventure to discover how our government works!

Hey Ked? So what exactly is the
government?

Hey Jip! well...

The government is the ruling body
of our nation, state, and community!

It enforces the laws to provide public service's,
like building roads, schools, and collecting
taxes!

What is the government?

What does it do?

There are three bodies of

government: Judicial, Executive,

and Legislative branch.

wait...wait... a minute...

where did this all come
from?

well Jip...

Where does it all
begin?

Lets first look at the
first Constitution!

Articles of Confederation

Ratified in 1781, the Articles were a
written agreement by the 13 original
states declaring the United States as
a society of sovereign states. It is the
first Constitution of the U.S!

The Continental Congress
was the founders and writers
of the Articles!

however, the articles were
not perfect...

They had a few mistakes within the
document that had caused problems
throughout society such as...

There was no regulation
of commerce! This meant that states had
no fair share of funding.

There was no way of taxing
citizens. This meant that the
government did not have
enough money to function.

There was no organized military!
Therefore, the U.S could not protect
itself in an organized way.

There were no creation of courts;
meaning they had no real way of
solving problems.

Wait! That is why they
created the Constitution!?

Right....?

You got it Jip!

The preamble introduces the

Constitution while the Articles

describe the powers that the

three branches of government

have.

While the amendments

are a list of rights that

we have as U.S citizens!

The bill of rights are the first 10

amendments to the

Constitution, and are a list of

everyone's civil rights for

example, having the

right to freedom of speech.

The Constitution is made up
of 3 parts:
-The preamble
-Articles
-Amendments

Okay Ked, so we have a
Constitution...What does
this do for the fish of the
sea?

well Jip...

The Constitution was created to by the states to

serve the states. It sets forth rules for how the

government must behave. The Constitution establishes

recognized limits of powers of the national

government and the state government, which is what

we call Federalism.

The Constitution is considered the "Supreme

Law of the Land" meaning that no other law in

the U.S overpowers the laws within the

Constitution.

Hia Bill! How are you doing?

I happened to be eavesdropping on your
conversation, and it seems like the
Constitution was a big deal Ked...but...Who is it a big deal to?

I thought you'd never ask...

The Constitution directly affects institutions
and our whole policy making process. It affects not
only the people, but directly applies to the President,
Congress, Bureaucracies, and the Judiciary.
Lets look into it!

Congress

Congress is the lawmaking branch of our government. It shares
powers with our president and the Supreme Court, and is listed
first in the Constitution.

Congress is made up of two parts:The SenateHouse of Representatives

Each U.S State is represented by two senators,
which is the highest member of the Senate, for
6 years!

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has 435
members, the Speaker of the House being the highest
member, where the number of representatives each
state gets is based on the states population!

Some powers of Congress include
-laying taxes
-borrowing money
-declaring war
-regulating trade
-punishing piracies...
WHO likes those darn pirates?!

Hey Ked, so if Congress is the lawmaking
body of our government, how do they make
what I want into an actual law?

Swim my way and lets find out!

Congressfish have to follow these steps to making

sure a bill becomes a law!

1. A fish presents an idea

2. Must get a fish of Congress for bill to be proposed to

the House of Reps.

3. Once introduced, the bill is placed to wait its turn.

4. A clerk assigns a bill number and then refers it to

other fish for review

5. Is sent to another group of fish for review to

determine if its important.

6. The bill is reported when all the fish agree

7. The bill is debated on sea floor

8. Members of Congress vote "yay" or "nay"

9. Referred to Senate if passed in House

10. Sent to head fish (president) to sign

11. ITS A LAW!

So the head fish...who is he?

The President? Well...

The President

In order to be the head fish, you must be:

35 Years Old!

Natural born citizen like myself

Lived here for 14 years!

The Presidency is a 4 year

term, and Presidents can

hold a max of 2 terms.

The head fish has various powers such as...

-Commander and Chief of Military

-Chief of State

-Chief Citizen

-Chief of Diplomat

-Chie

WAIT!

Oh Crusty, not again...

WHHAATT DOES THIS
ALL MEAN?!

Crusty, you see, the government
is apart of what we call a
bureaucracy.

A bureaucracy is a organized

government program where

important decisions are made

from state representatives

rather than elected officials.

bureaucracies do not matter in size, just
who has right to use power!

Some examples of government
bureaucracies are...
The Department of Transportation! So you and I can
get to work everyday smoothly and safely!

The Department of State! So everyone can swim from
ocean to ocean legally and peacefully!

Judiciary

The Judicial Branch is the branch of
government that interprets the laws.

A whole branch? Who
all is in it?

Well, the judiciary consists of lots of lower
courts like federal, district, and appeals courts.
There are also special courts, like Tax Court,
and one Supreme Court.

Supreme Court? That sounds
fancy! What is that?

The Supreme Court is the head of the Judicial
Branch. There are 9 people called "justices"
who sit on the Supreme Court, and they take
controversial decisions from lower courts and
make the final decision.

Like what kind of
decisions, Ked?

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by Sabrina Kohrt and Sydney Egeler

This book was created and published on StoryJumper™

Publish your own children's book:

www.storyjumper.com

Table of Contents

1. Intro

2-3. What is the government?

5-16. Constitution

17-21. Congress

22-25. President

26-27. Bureaucracy

28-32. The Judiciary

33-34. Policy Making Process

35. Parties

36-38. Elections

39. Media

40. Interest Groups

41-44. Civil Rights/ Civil Liberties

Hia! My name is Ked, join me on my underwater
adventure to discover how our government works!

Hey Ked? So what exactly is the
government?

Hey Jip! well...

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"Government Under the Sea!"

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This is an informative and engaging story about the U.S. government, its structure, and functions. It uses a conversational style to explain complex concepts like the Constitution, Congress, Presidency, Judiciary, Policy Making Process, Elections, Media, Interest Groups, and Civil Rights/Liberties.

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