Constitution Comics!

Basic materials for CONSTITUTION COMICS WORKSHOPS.

JUMP TO: Cartooning | Founding Docs | Supreme Court Cases | Featured Comics

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Basic Cartooning Resources:

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Founding Documents:

D.I.Y. Declaration of Independence / Preamble

Why do we even have a government, anyways? The preamble of the Declaration of Independence provides some reasons… What do they look like when YOU cartoon them?

SOURCE TEXT: Declaration of Independence (1776)

What IS This Thing, the ‘U.S. Constitution’?

Here are a few open questions as we explore & debate the founding documents of US government & law!

D.I.Y. US Constitution / Preamble

What do we want THIS government to accomplish? The Preamble of the US Constitution lays out the collective goals of the US government. What do they look like when YOU cartoon ’em in comics form?

SOURCE TEXT: Constitution of the United States (1787)

US Supreme Court Cases:

Cases argued before the Supreme Court give a detailed look at the reasoning & evolution of US laws. Each case tells a story, and each decision shapes our lives & society!

TEMPLATE: Supreme Court Case Comics

This template provides a basic approach to exploring & explaining any case. To cartoon the law, we have to decide which facts & quotes are most important, & represent them clearly to readers. Grab your favorite court decision, & give it a try!

SOURCE: Bill of Rights (1789)

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution establish fundamental rights of citizens, & dramatically limit the government’s powers. (It’s fun to cartoon Supreme Court cases that “wrangle” with these rights.)