Political Cartoon Study Guide - Test M 12/12
Explain “In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable,
and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.” ~ John Kenneth
Galbraith as it applies to political cartoons
Purpose of political cartoons
Context and knowing current events are key to understanding political cartoons
Define (see your notes)
 Symbolism
 Analogy
 Exaggeration
 Irony
 Labeling
History of political cartoons (reread the article)
 Martin Luther and why?
 Ben Franklin, Join or Die, against French & Indians and later against British, and why?
 Thomas Nast, government corruption of late 1800’s, reaches even more people
 Modern day (“The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report”)
 Explain Mr. Conrad’s comment, “We are the only country with a First Amendment that gives us
the right and privilege to say what is on our minds,” in relation to political cartoons
Analyze a political cartoon (You will have a choice of several.)
 Identify symbols, allusions, exaggerations
 Explain the message of the cartoon thoroughly
 Ask questions that would further your understanding of a political cartoon and how would you
investigate that
Political Cartoon Study Guide - Test M 12/12
Explain “In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable,
and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.” ~ John Kenneth
Galbraith as it applies to political cartoons
Purpose of political cartoons
Context and knowing current events are key to understanding political cartoons
Define (see your notes)
 Symbolism
 Analogy
 Exaggeration
 Irony
 Labeling
History of political cartoons (reread the article)
 Martin Luther and why?
 Ben Franklin, Join or Die, against French & Indians and later against British, and why?
 Thomas Nast, government corruption of late 1800’s, reaches even more people
 Modern day (“The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report”)
 Explain Mr. Conrad’s comment, “We are the only country with a First Amendment that gives us
the right and privilege to say what is on our minds,” in relation to political cartoons
Analyze a political cartoon (You will have a choice of several.)
 Identify symbols, allusions, exaggerations
 Explain the message of the cartoon thoroughly
 Ask questions that would further your understanding of a political cartoon and how would you
investigate that