Lesson 17: Political cartoons and the courts
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
Analyze key Supreme Court cases by identifying the constitutional issue, ruling, and impact on civil liberties, civil rights, or federal power.
Demonstrate understanding of judicial reasoning by representing the meaning and significance of each case through a political cartoon or original meme.
Explain how visual satire communicates political ideas, including the use of symbolism, exaggeration, and irony.
Connect Supreme Court decisions to broader constitutional principles, such as judicial review, federalism, and individual rights.
Collaborate effectively to plan, create, and refine visual representations of complex legal concepts.
Justify creative choices with written or oral explanations that accurately apply AP Government vocabulary and concepts.
How can political cartoons and memes be used to explain and critique the constitutional principles and impacts of Supreme Court decisions?
CG.Inq.4.d. Present arguments and explanations that feature evocative ideas and multiple
perspectives about political issues and topics to reach a range of audiences and venues
outside the classroom using print, oral, and digital technologies.
CG.Civ.4.c. Explain how the United States Constitution has been adapted and interpreted in response
to societal changes in both historical and contemporary contexts (e.g., amendments, Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. Board of Education, Tinker v. Des Moines, Obergefell v. Hodges).
DOK Level 3 – Strategic Thinking
Analyze how Supreme Court rulings affect individual rights or government power.
Select appropriate symbols or metaphors to represent complex legal ideas accurately.
Justify creative choices using evidence from the case and AP Government concepts.
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Finished project will encompass the assessment.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_60vuFzqQ6rO70nwKhzqp9Olw6MxpWS5IqXiWCajKl4/edit?tab=t.0