Whereas, 2,000 years after the ancient Greeks laid the groundwork for democracy, the founders of the United States built an even greater system of government, a democratic republic, propelling the United States to become the most advanced nation in human history; Whereas the model of government of the United States has been reproduced around the world; Whereas, according to Freedom House, despite the expansion of democracy worldwide, today more than 1 in 3 people in the world do not live in states considered free; Whereas the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights, with the addition of the Reconstruction Era amendments, including the 14th and 15th Amendments, and the 19th Amendment, enshrine the rights and civil liberties of citizens of the United States, including the right to vote in free and fair elections; Whereas the perpetuation of the ideals of democracy does not happen on its own, and can be stalled or reversed; Whereas surveys show that citizens of the United States are losing faith in the democratic system; Whereas, according to a study published in the Journal of Democracy— (1) 91 percent of young people in the United States in the 1930s thought it essential to live in a democracy; (2) only 30 percent of young people in the United States in 2018 think that it is essential to live in a democracy; and (3) 24 percent of young people in the United States in 2018 think that democracy is a bad or very bad way of running the country; Whereas Freedom House concluded that Democracy as the world’s dominant form of government is under greater threat than at any point in the last 25 years ; Whereas former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens ; Whereas President John F. Kennedy said Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to effort, to sacrifice, and a willingness to live and to die in its defense