Question

who has the power?

1. summarize the message of this political cartoon.
2. what is the author’s perspective on the articles of confederation? how do you know?

Explanation:

Sub - question 1

The political cartoon shows a seesaw with "Central Government" on one end and "STATES" on the other, with the "Articles of Confederation" as the fulcrum. The "STATES" side is lower, meaning the states have more power. The message is that under the Articles of Confederation, state governments held more power than the central (federal) government.

The author's perspective is that the Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states and not enough to the central government. We know this because the seesaw (representing the power balance) has the "STATES" side lower, implying the states are more powerful, and the "Central Government" side higher, implying it is weaker. The Articles of Confederation as the fulcrum allows this imbalance, so the author likely views the Articles as creating a weak central government and overly powerful states.

Answer:

Under the Articles of Confederation, state governments had more power than the central (federal) government, as shown by the "STATES" side of the seesaw being lower than the "Central Government" side.

Sub - question 2