Class Activity

Political Parties and Special Interest Groups 

Directions: Analyze the political cartoon
1. What issue inspired the cartoonist to draw this cartoon?
2. Why did the cartoonist include the US flag in front of the polling place?
3. How are special interest groups represented in the cartoon, and what is the representation so large when compared to the voters?
4. How does the cartoonist represent financial contributions and how do you know contributions are large?
5. What is the intended message of the statement?