Title: 
Headings: 
6
 
major
 
themes
 
of
 
the
 
Constitution:
 

Political
 
Cartoon
 
Lesson
 
Plan
 
Objectives:
 

Procedure
 
for
 
Political
 
Cartoon
 
Project:
 

I.
  
Sketch
 
Cartoon
 

II.
  
Draw
 
Cartoon
 

(next
 
page)
 

Peer
 
Review--Sketch
 

Why
 
Peer
 
Review?
 

When
 
my
 
partner
 
and
 
I
 
are
 
finished
 
what
 
will
 
we
 
be
 
turning
 
in?
 

Do
 
I
 
have
 
to
 
do
 
anything
 
without
 
my
 
partner?
 

What
 
if
 
my
 
partner
 
is
 
absent?
 


Content: The
 
Constitution
 
divides
 
power
 
among
 
the
 
legislative,
 
executive
 
and
 
judicial
 
branches
 
so
 
no
 
one
 
branch
 
has
 
too
 
much
 
power. Congress
 
makes
 
the
 
laws,
 
the
 
President
 
executes
 
and
 
administers
 
the
 
laws,
 
and
 
the
 
Supreme
 
Court
 
interprets
 
the
 
laws. Separation
 
of
 
powers
 
keeps
 
a
 
strong
 
central
 
government
 
from
 
being
 
too
 
powerful. Too
 
much
 
power
 
concentrated
 
in
 
any
 
one
 
branch
 
could
 
lead
 
to
 
abuses
 
of
 
that
 
power. Checks
 
and
 
Balances: The
 
power
 
of
 
each
 
branch
 
of
 
the
 
federal
 
government
 
is
 
designed
 
in
 
a
 
way
 
that
 
it
 
limits
 
the
 
power
 
of
 
the
 
other
 
branches. The
 
President
 
can
 
veto
 
bills
 
passed
 
by
 
Congress,
 
but
 
Congress
 
can
 
override
 
a
 
veto. The
 
Senate
 
can
 
reject
 
presidential
 
appointees
 
or
 
refuse
 
to
 
ratify
 
a
 
treaty. Congress
 
can
 
vote
 
to
 
impeach
 
a
 
federal
 
official. The
 
federal
 
courts
 
can
 
rule
 
that
 
executive
 
and
 
legislative
 
acts
 
are
 
unconstitutional.