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Constitution Project Directions
We’ve learned the importance of the U.S. Constitution, how it serves
as an outline of our government, and that it is the supreme law of the land.
Your job is to create a Constitution for government of a dystopian or fantasy
novel. Options to choose from include The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, The
Maze Runner, or Divergent. Use our Constitution as a model and what you
already know about the government from books or movies. Your project
must be made in Google Docs and submitted to [email protected].
The following must be included within your project:
1) Preamble: discussing the purpose of your Constitution (at least 50 words).
Please arrange the required elements of your project in the order displayed
below.
1: Title (name(s), date & project title)
2: Preamble
3: Article 1: 1st Branch (3 powers & qualifications)
4: Article 2: 2nd Branch (3 powers & qualifications)
5: Article 3: 3rd Branch (3 powers & qualifications)
6: Article 4: Amendment Process
7: Bill of Rights or Alternately Named Document
8: Summary
9: Visual
2) Three Branches of Government: identify and describe three (3) powers
that each branch of government has & the qualifications for that branch.
There must be 3 or more separate branches. They can have the same names
as our government or you can create your own.
Answer the following questions to help you plan your project.
1. Which novel will your group write a constitution for?
3) Amendment Process: identify the process of how your constitution is
amended or changed.
2. Which government type does your dystopian or fantasy country have (use
the chart on page 51 of your notebook)? Why?
4) Bill of Rights or Alternate Document: 10 rights that all citizens are entitled 3. Who has the power?
to or an alternate document that lists 10 things citizens cannot have or do.
5) Summary of Novel: write a juicy paragraph (8+ sentences) about the novel 4. How long can they stay in power?
or book series with an emphasis on the government. It’s not very important
for you to discuss most of the plot or all the main characters. It’s important
5. Who makes decisions?
that you summarize what is already known about the government before you
create the Constitution.
6. What say do the people have in their government?
6) Propaganda Piece OR Visual: create something to inspire loyalty to the
government or a visual that the government might need. Examples:
7. List 3 descriptive words about the government.
Currency, flag, national anthem, pledge of allegiance. You are not limited to
the examples named, those are just examples of what students have done in
8. When you think of the novel’s government, what colors do you visualize?
the past. Must be student created, not just something found on the
What symbols? Animals?
internet or taken from the book.