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Questions

1. Tone is the attitude a cartoonist takes towards a subject. Which pair of words best describes the tone of this cartoon?
a) resigned/defeated
b) indifferent/apathetic
c) sarcastic/humorous
d) solemn/serious

2. Which amendment to the Constitution gave Congress the legal authority to tax income? In what year was it ratified?


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Cartoon by Steve Kelley

Answers

1. c) sarcastic/humorous

2. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution gave Congress the legal authority to tax income. It was ratified in 1913.