The U.S. Constitution: Explained in Less Than an Hour
The United States Constitution is one of the most influential political documents of all time, and it is the cornerstone that supports our liberty.
Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or an interested citizen, what if you could explain the Constitution and the disagreements that led to its crafting in about an hour?
Round Table Companies, a publishing company, has done just that by assigning to a writer and an artist the challenge of creating a graphic adaptation to explain the writing of the United States Constitution and the effort the founding fathers exerted to ratify it.
“The comic includes 100 percent of the original Constitution text as well as an illustrated storyline that depicts how the founding fathers created the document,” notes David Cohen, vice president and chief strategist at Round Table. “We believe in the power of story to engage, so narratives of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine and James Madison bring in a human component, vital to understanding the development of each article in The Constitution.”
While there were no founding mothers who actually took part in the convention in Philadelphia, Round Table and the comic’s creators have included women as part of the process that looks to the future. A female in period clothes is used to depict several of the explanations concerning the power of the Constitution, and women are represented in the sections that address Congress and its responsibilities. There’s no changing the all-male past but it’s good to see both genders represented going forward.
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