Author Question: What is one key idea found in this political cartoon addressing the partisan rancor promoted by the ... (Read 23 times)

lunatika · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

How does the top photograph of Texas cowboys in the 1880s refute the image of cowboy life that Charles Russell portrayed in his 1897 painting The Herd Quitters?

A) Cowboy work was unexciting and filled with drudgery.
B) Cowboys came from many racial and ethnic backgrounds.
C) Cowboys herded cattle in various geographical environments, not just the open plains.
D) Cowboy attire was often more flamboyant than what Russell's painting depicts.

Question 2

The safe sex message gained credence in the wake of __________.

A) a worldwide AIDS epidemic that affected the population of the United States
B) the classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric
Association
C) the Stonewall riot in June 1969 that initiated the gay rights movement
D) the condemnations by the religious right of those in homosexual relationships

Question 3

How did the creation of Democratic-Republican societies in 1793 and 1794 transform political life in the United States?

A) American citizens began to rally behind the Federalist Party.
B) Many Americans became interested in national politics.
C) The Republican Party split into two factions.
D) Americans were easily taken in by propaganda.

Question 4

What is one key idea found in this political cartoon addressing the partisan rancor promoted by the press that was caused by William Cobbett, who was also known as Peter Porcupine?

A) Americans were pleased with the political attacks in the press.
B) The Republicans under Cobbett were successful in attacking the Federalists in the press.
C) Britain was the chief catalyst in urging Federalists to attack Republicans in the press.
D) Thomas Jefferson supported the attacks made by Cobbett in the press.