Political Cartoons
True or False, Mayor Kenney is against the soda tax.
False
What is the definition for propaganda?
Propaganda is information that is not objective and is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda.
The political cartoon that featured the funeral procession was commentary on the repeal of what British Act?
The Stamp Act
Put these three historical documents in chronological order :
- The Articles of Confederation
- The Federalist Papers
-The U.S. Constitution
1. The Articles of Confederation
2. The Federalist Papers
3. The U.S. Constitution
What does The Constitution provide the framework for?
The United States Government
What does repeal mean?
Example : The soda tax in NYC was repealed.
Cancel
What is the caption at the bottom of the famous serpent propaganda poster that rallied the Colonies against the British?
"Join or Die"
British "Acts" were really _________ on the colonist.
Taxes
Did the Articles of Confederation specify the organization of the Supreme Court that still exists today?
Did The Constitution?
No
Yes
Define popular sovereignty.
A government where power resides with the people
Name at least 2 features that you can study in the analyzation of political cartoons.
1. Words
2. Symbols
3. Captions
4. Images
5. Labels
Who created the famous serpent poster that rallied the Colonies against the British in colonial times?
Ben Franklin in 1754
What war caused the British to begin their excessive taxation of the colonies? Did they win this war or lose it, and who was it against?
1. The French and Indian War
2. Won
3. France
Did the Articles of Confederation grant Congress the right to tax?
Did The Constitution?
No
Yes
Define separation of powers.
Helps prevent one branch of government from becoming to powerful.
Checks and balances is an example.
Political cartoons use humor and ex____________ to comment on political issues.
Exaggeration
Was the famous serpent propaganda poster a primary source.
Yes, because it was created during the time of study. The 1700's
Primary Source - (Also called an original source or evidence) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study.
What is the definition of propaganda?
Propaganda is information that is not objective and is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda.
______ Rebellion was an uprising by farmers that convinced colonial leaders that a strong central government, with a military, was necessary.
The Articles of Confederation did not provide this.
Shays
Who wrote The Constitution?
James Madison
One step in the analyzation of political cartoons in studying the point of _____ of the ___________.
View of the cartoonist
What did the famous serpent poster represent?
Unity between the 13 original colonies.
UNITY
The ________ and ____________ stamp was a political cartoon printed on secret colonial newspapers as a form of protest against the stamp act.
Skull and crossbones
Name 1 weakness of The Articles of Confederation not previously mentioned today.
No regulation of commerce
A government dominated by the states
Needed 9/13 majority to pass laws
Unicameral legislature
No checks and balances
Describe the main difference between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist.
The Federalist wanted a strong central government and the Anti-Federalist did not.