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Cagle Cartoons / Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune, UT
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in the cartoon? What is causing the tainted food? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon A
Cagle Cartoons / Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune, UT
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in the cartoon? What is causing the tainted food? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon B
Cagle Cartoons / RJ Matson, CQ Roll Call
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? What is going to happen to the man flying? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonists be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon B
Cagle Cartoons / RJ Matson, CQ Roll Call
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? What is going to happen to the man flying? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonists be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon C
Cagle Cartoons / Dave Granlund, Minnesota
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? Why are the potholes being filled with cars? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon C
Cagle Cartoons / Dave Granlund, Minnesota
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? Why are the potholes being filled with cars? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? What might the two companies gain from merging? Why might the government prevent the companies from merging? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon D
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Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? What might the two companies gain from merging? Why might the government prevent the companies from merging? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon D
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Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? Who are these two men? Why are they wearing gas masks? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
Political Cartoon E
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Cagle Cartoons / Wolverton, Battle Ground, WA
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Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? Who are these two men? Why are they wearing gas masks? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
Political Cartoon E
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Cagle Cartoons / Wolverton, Battle Ground, WA
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Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? According to the cartoon, what will happen to the social programs as a result of the tax cut? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
Political Cartoon F
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Cagle Cartoons / Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons
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Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? According to the cartoon, what will happen to the social programs as a result of the tax cut? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
Political Cartoon F
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Cagle Cartoons / Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons
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Political Cartoon G
©TCI/Scott Willis
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? Why is this employee ordering a new computer? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon G
©TCI/Scott Willis
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? Why is this employee ordering a new computer? What role of government does this cartoon represent? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon H
Cagle Cartoons / Eminent Domain by John Trever, The Albuquerque Journal
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? How does the wolf justify taking the land? What role of government is being represented in this cartoon? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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Political Cartoon H
Cagle Cartoons / Eminent Domain by John Trever, The Albuquerque Journal
Discuss these critical thinking questions with your partner. What are three interesting details in this cartoon? How does the wolf justify taking the land? What role of government is being represented in this cartoon? What might the cartoonist be saying about how the government is carrying out its role in this case?
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