Politics: Everybody’s Doing It!

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Overview

Students  explore how cartoons have been used historically to comment on politics, then try their hand at political commentary.

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Grade

High School, Middle School

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

40-60 minutes

Topics

anti-trust law, cartoons, government, guided primary source analysis, political cartoon, political commentary, politics, sherman, theodore roosevelt, trade

Author

Primary Source Nexus

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