Henry Clay's American System was a comprehensive economic plan that promoted American industry, commerce, and infrastructure.
- The image sent is a political cartoon by the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
- It was published in Harper's Weekly on September 20, 1871, and is titled "The Tammany Tiger Loose."
- The cartoon depicts a tiger with the head of William M. Tweed, the corrupt boss of New York City's Tammany Hall political machine.
- The tiger is breaking free from a cage, and is about to attack a group of people representing the city's taxpayers and working class.
- The cartoon is a powerful satire of Tweed's corruption and the Tammany Hall machine.
- Nast was a leading critic of Tweed, and his cartoons helped to expose the boss's crimes.
- The cartoon also reflects the growing public anger over Tweed's corruption, which led to his downfall in 1873.
- The image is also significant because it helped to create the image of the Tammany Hall tiger as a symbol of corruption and political greed.
- The tiger has been used in many other political cartoons and works of art over the years, and it remains a powerful symbol of political corruption today.
Question:
Check what you just learned about separation of powers and checks and balances. Match the branch of the
government to its power.
Overrides a veto
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Vetoes a law
Makes a law
Rules on cases
Executes the law
Interprets the law