I See
It Means*
-two football teams opposing each other on the
field
-each team seems very fit
-there’s more players in the executive team than
the legislative team
-three puny referees in the background
-executive eagles are on defense while legislative
is on offense
- referees hold the constitution as rulebook
-referees may sure the “plays” are according to
the rulebook (constititution)
-represents the legislative and executive branches
and how they balance each other
-represents that both branches have much power
in terms of what they could do in government
-represents that the legislative branch has more
power in gov’t
-shows that the judicial branch does not have
much control over the other two branches
-judicial branch interprets if laws are
constitutional
Summary (POV)
The cartoon shows that the supreme court oversees the other two branches, the executive and the
legislative, to make sure the laws passed and executed are according to the constitution. In the cartoon,
the judicial branch is represented by referees and they make sure that two “teams,” which are always
opposing each other, are playing according to the rules and are doing what they are expected to.