Question
Study the 1921 political cartoon about the Emergency Quota Act.
A political cartoon titled The 1921 Emergency Quota Act. A crowd of people labeled Europe are on the large end of the funnel. Uncle Sam is on the lower end of the funnel standing on land labeled U S A with papers marked 3 percent. The papers are being placed in a slot near the smaller end of the funnel.
How does the cartoon reflect bias?
The cartoon’s bias-con portrays the US as a bad country.
The cartoon’s bias-con portrays immigrants as lesser people.
The cartoon’s bias-pro portrays the US as limiting immigration.
The cartoon’s bias-pro portrays immigrants desiring to come to the US.
A political cartoon titled The 1921 Emergency Quota Act. A crowd of people labeled Europe are on the large end of the funnel. Uncle Sam is on the lower end of the funnel standing on land labeled U S A with papers marked 3 percent. The papers are being placed in a slot near the smaller end of the funnel.
How does the cartoon reflect bias?
The cartoon’s bias-con portrays the US as a bad country.
The cartoon’s bias-con portrays immigrants as lesser people.
The cartoon’s bias-pro portrays the US as limiting immigration.
The cartoon’s bias-pro portrays immigrants desiring to come to the US.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The political cartoon reflects bias in the way it portrays the situation regarding immigration and the Emergency Quota Act. The correct interpretation of the bias in this cartoon would be that it **portrays immigrants as lesser people.** The funnel imagery suggests that the U.S. is filtering out immigrants from Europe, reducing their numbers, and implying that only a small percentage (3 percent) will be accepted. This representation could imply a dehumanizing view of immigrants, framing them as a mass to be processed rather than individuals with their own stories and contributions.
While there are elements that show the U.S. as limiting immigration (bias-pro), the main focus of the cartoon is on the depiction of immigrants trying to enter the "USA," which can be interpreted as a reductionist view that conveys them as lesser than those who already belong to the country.
While there are elements that show the U.S. as limiting immigration (bias-pro), the main focus of the cartoon is on the depiction of immigrants trying to enter the "USA," which can be interpreted as a reductionist view that conveys them as lesser than those who already belong to the country.