Aura Lewis is an author-illustrator with an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is inspired by fashion and culture from all over the world, playful colour, vintage ephemera and social activism. Aura's books include Gloria's Voice, The Illustrated Feminist and We The People.
Evan Sargent is an intuitive creative director, strategist and designer with a knack for seeing the big picture. Her background includes over a decade as an art director and creative director in advertising - more recently, she has become a political activist and community organiser. We The People is her first children's book.
Aura Lewis is an author-illustrator whose distinctive, contemporary artwork aims at awakening the political potential of audiences young and old. Aura's books include Gloria's Voice, The Illustrated Feminist and We The People.
HELLO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
THE PREAMBLE
ARTICLE 1 Congress
ARTICLE 2 President
ARTICLE 3 Judicial
ARTICLE 4 States
ARTICLE 5 Amending
ARTICLE 6 Debts, supremacy, oaths, religious tests
ARTICLE 7 Ratification
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
1 ST AMENDMENT Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petitions
2ND AMENDMENT Arms
3RD AMENDMENT Quartering of soldiers
4TH AMENDMENT Search and seizure
5TH AMENDMENT Grand jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process
6TH AMENDMENT Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions
7TH AMENDMENT Jury trial
8TH AMENDMENT Protecting against excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment
9TH AMENDMENT Non-enumerated rights
10TH AMENDMENT Rights reserved to states
THE REST OF THE AMENDMENTS
1 1 TH AMENDMENT Suits against a state
12TH AMENDMENT Election of president and vice-president
13TH AMENDMENT Abolition of slavery and involuntary servitude
14TH AMENDMENT Citizenship, immunities clause, due process, equal protection
15TH AMENDMENT Voting rights
16TH AMENDMENT Federal income tax
17TH AMENDMENT Popular election of senators
18TH AMENDMENT Prohibition
19TH AMENDMENT Votes for women
20TH AMENDMENT Commencement of presidential term and succession
21ST AMENDMENT Repeal of 18th Amendment
22ND AMENDMENT Two-term limitation on president
23RD AMENDMENT District of Columbia presidential vote
24TH AMENDMENT Abolition of poll tax requirement in federal elections
25TH AMENDMENT Presidential vacancy, disability, and inability
26TH AMENDMENT The right to vote at age 18
27TH AMENDMENT Congressional compensation
LOOKING FORWARD
GLOSSARY
SEARCH & FIND AND FURTHER READING
INDEX