1. Political Cartoon Analysis: The Populist Party
1. What three political parties are being represented in the cartoon?
2. What type of person would most likely be a member of the Republican Party?
3. Which party would a farmer most likely support and why?
4. What is the main idea of the cartoon?

2. Political Cartoon Analysis: The Populist Party
1. What does the woman in the middle represent?
2. What do the men beneath her represent?
3. What do you think the caption “United We Stand, Divided We Fall” means?

3. Political Cartoon Analysis: The Populist Party
1. Whom does the figure with the club represent?
2. How is the railroad being represented?
3. Why is the person on the left swinging the club?
4. What is the significance of the building in the background?

4. Political Cartoon Analysis: The Populist Party
1. Whom does the person on the left represent (look at what he’s holding)?
2. Whom does the person on the right represent?
3. What is the main idea of the cartoon?
4. After analyzing each of the 4 cartoons, what do you believe was the general perception of the Populist Party at the time?