1. The two people in the background of the cartoon are Uncle Sam and . Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt 2. The use of the broom AND the title "sweeping changes" is an example of the cartoonist's use of ___. captioning distortion metaphor stereotype 3. According to the video, the very first thing you should do when approaching an editorial cartoon is . check for spelling. examine the situation. pick out the metaphors. ask an older person for help.