Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text…
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Lincoln’s SPECIAL MESSAGE to Congress (4 July, 1861)
A warning about Democracy, from a wartime president.
1st AMENDMENT MINI: Tinker V. Des Moines (1969)
Can a public school PROHIBIT armbands (a.k.a. symbolic speech)?
1st AMENDMENT MINI: West Virginia V. Barnette (1943)
Can a public school COMPEL students to salute the flag?
D.I.Y. US Constitution / Preamble (8p TEMPLATE)
What are the original GOALS of the US government? And what do they look like when YOU cartoon ’em?
4th AMENDMENT MINI: Safford V. Redding (2009)
Can a public school COMPEL students to salute the flag?
Show ‘N’ Tell Intro (1p Template)
D.I.Y. template / Created in collaboration with James Sturm of CCS.
Supreme Court Case Comics (8p Template)
Create comics about your favorite landmark Supreme Court decisions…
D.I.Y. Declaration of Independence / Preamble (TEMPLATE)
Let’s take a moment to cartoon the core ideas of the US government ~ You might be surprised by how it looks!
What Is This Thing… The “U.S. Constitution”? (Mini)
Just a few questions about this big old famous thing that unites & divides us…
NH State COMICStitution (Bill of Rights: Articles #1-12)
The official “Live Free And Draw” comics adaptation of the original 1784 document.
Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)
Drawn to better understand the law…
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