Perspectives: Strong-Weak Government

StrongWeakGovernment

Overview

Students explore historical and contemporary issues presented in political cartoons and consider why it is important to consider different perspectives when investigating issues.

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Grade

High School

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

40-60 minutes

Topics

carpet baggers, guided primary source analysis, media literacy, perspectives, political cartoons, reconstruction, strong government, weak government

Author

Primary Source Nexus

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