POLITICAL CARTOON ASSIGNMENT
AP US HISTORY
Poli%cal Cartoon Assignment “TACOS”
• Time (What is the date of the cartoon, what was going on in the na%on at the %me?)
• Author (Who was the author, what is his or her poli%cal bias?)
• Cap/on (What does the %tle mean?)
• Objects (What historical figures, phrases, symbols, stereotypes, etc. are in the cartoon?)
• Summarize (What is the main point of the cartoon, who would support or oppose it and why?)
“Super Bowl” Mike Luckovich Feb. 1, 2013
“Down With the Rich!”
“Andrew Carnegie” Peter Newell
“The Party Boss” Author unknown, circa 1890
#1
“What a Funny LiWle Government” by Horace Taylor, 1899
#2
“Welcome to All!” By Joseph Keppler, 1880
#3
“American Progress” by John Gast, circa 1872
#4
“King Andrew the First” ar%st unknown, 1832
#5
“Join or Die” by Benjamin Franklin
#3
“Join or Die” Benjamin Franklin, 1754
#6
“Looking Backwards” Joseph Keppler, 1893
#7