Political Cartoon Questions
“Shoo-Fly”
1. According to this political cartoon, what is the artist's perception of the ability of black men to vote? Use specific references from the cartoon to support your position.
2. Given the wording of the Fifteenth Amendment, explain why the state of California is portrayed as a pesky fly. What possible reasons could there be for the presence of other "flies"?
3. The writer Henry Adams remarked that the Fifteenth Amendment was "more remarkable for what it does not than for what it does contain." Explain how this statement reflects the weaknesses of the Fifteenth Amendment.
4. Provide specific examples of how the Fifteenth Amendment effectively left the door open for other forms of discrimination in voting to emerge.
5. Discuss the response the women's suffrage movement would have had to this political cartoon. What effect would the cartoon possibly have on the relationship that existed between the Republican Party and the women's movement?
Political Cartoon Questions
“Shoo-Fly”
1. According to this political cartoon, what is the artist's perception of the ability of black men to vote? Use specific references from the cartoon to support your position.
2. Given the wording of the Fifteenth Amendment, explain why the state of California is portrayed as a pesky fly. What possible reasons could there be for the presence of other "flies"?
3. The writer Henry Adams remarked that the Fifteenth Amendment was "more remarkable for what it does not than for what it does contain." Explain how this statement reflects the weaknesses of the Fifteenth Amendment.
4. Provide specific examples of how the Fifteenth Amendment effectively left the door open for other forms of discrimination in voting to emerge.
5. Discuss the response the women's suffrage movement would have had to this political cartoon. What effect would the cartoon possibly have on the relationship that existed between the Republican Party and the women's movement?