2016 Presidential Election

The following candidates are running for the Democratic, Republican or Green Party presidential nomination, and have been recognized by their party through an invitation to participate in a primary debate or inclusion in national polls. There are currently 3 Democrats and 12 Republicans still in the presidential race.

Democrats
Hillary Clinton /
Martin O'Malley /
Bernie Sanders
Republicans
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz /
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Mike Huckabee
John Kasich /
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump
Third party candidates
Jill Stein (Green)

Directions:

  1. (Choose a general topic or event – presidential election) You must choose at least one and no more than 3 presidential candidates to use in your cartoon.
  2. Research the candidate and know where they stand in rankings, what the polls say, and wherethey stand on the “issues” (these are the areas they debate about and the reasons why people vote or don’t vote for certain candidates).
    (good place to start)
  3. Brainstorm the specific facts or ideas you are interested in sharing about the presidential candidate.
  4. Choose one of the topics from the “issues” tab, then select a category within the topic:
  5. Economic & Fiscal
  6. Foreign Affairs
  7. Domestic
  8. Topics found in “Domestic” tab may be the easiest to understand.
    * Education
    * Black Lives Matter Movement
  9. Decide what message or opinion to convey.
  10. Choose at least three techniques learned today:
  11. Exaggeration
  12. Symbolism
  13. Analogy
  14. Irony
  15. Labeling
  16. Draw a presidential political cartoon!

Unit 4
Textbook Chapters 5 – 7.1

Driving Questions:
What drives people to leave their home to being anew?
Do the ends justify the means?

As you read & take notes over this content, use the following areas to specifically address information in your Cornell notes:

Washington’s Presidency - (Section 5.1…day 1 pgs. 234 – 239/day 2 pgs. 239 – 244)
Domestic ProblemsForeign Problems
cabinetNeutrality Act
national debtJay’s Treaty
Judiciary Act
Hamilton’s economic plan
1st bank
Whiskey Rebellion

Political Parties
Jefferson vs. Hamilton
modern connection – parties

John Adams’ Presidency
Foreign policy
Alien & Sedition Act

Jefferson’s Presidency
economyForeign trade
small governmentEmbargo Act
Marbury vs. Madison (judicial review)Non-Intercourse Act
LA Purchase (Lewis & Clark)

War of 1812
Causes Burning of Washington
WarhawksFort McHenry
Battle of TippecanoeStar-Spangled Banner
Battle of Lake ErieEffects (Treaty of Ghent)
Minorities involvementBattle of New Orleans
Monroe’s Presidency
SectionalismAmerican system
John C Calhoun2 court cases
Henry ClayForeign policy
tariffsMonroe Doctrine

Jacksonian Democracy
Election of 1824
Wiig/Democratic Party
Election of 1828
Banks
States’ Rights – tariffs & Nullification Act

Native American Removal
Sequoia (assimilation)
Trail of Tears
Indian Territory
Indian Removal Act
Warchester vs. Georgia (John Marshall)
Prejudice

Trails West
Gold Rush
Donnors
Santa Fe
Mormon
California
Oregon

Mexican-American War
Cession
Effects of the Gadston Purchase

Remember these are Cornell notes!

- cartoon techniques

- cartoon activity

Exaggeration

Cartoonists will overdo physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point.

Labeling

Objects or people are often labeled by cartoonists to make it clear exactly what they stand for.

Symbolism

Objects are used to stand for larger concepts or ideas.

Analogy

Cartoonists will 'draw' a comparison between two unlike things.

Irony

The difference between the way things are and the way things should be.

Cartoon # _____Name ______

  1. What issue is this political cartoon about?
  2. What do you think is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?
  3. What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?
  4. Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?
  5. What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more

persuasive?

Cartoon # ______

What issue is this political cartoon about?

What do you think is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?

What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?

Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?

What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more

persuasive?

Cartoon # _____

What issue is this political cartoon about?

What do you think is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?

What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?

Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?

What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more

persuasive?

Cartoon # _____

What issue is this political cartoon about?

What do you think is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?

What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?

Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?

What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more

persuasive?

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Labeling

Symbolism

Analogy

Irony

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Labeling

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Analogy

Irony

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Labeling

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Analogy

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