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=Political Cartoons 2015=

Some of the funniest and also the meanest political commentary that gets published takes the form of political cartoons. These are a great democratic tradition that we will see more and more of as we study American History, and in a couple of upcoming units you will be asked to convey your own political opinion on a topic in the form of political cartoons. Under the Adams Administration when our new Constitutional Government was still shaky and feared dealing with the kind of rowdy criticism that Americans had dealt to the British during our " Road to Revolution" - such "free speech" could bring fines and imprisonment to its artist under provisions of the Sedition Act. We have since become far more tolerant of cartoons that criticize the government. Here is an example of a recent cartoon that was critical of president Obama. What do you think? Is it funny? Is it fair? What's the point? What is the subject? What symbolism or caricature is used?

Also below are links to Political Cartoon sites that collect the best each week from the press. For this discussion, please share and comment on political cartoons that you see in the media. Be sure to copy and paste in the link- or the image itself to your message so that people can see what you're talking about.

Political Cartoon Collections: Town Hall Real Clear Politics