Populist

What year was the Populist party created?

• 1892
• 1891
• 1890
• 1896

What was the time frame of the Populist Era

• 1900 to 1920
• 1877 to 1896
• 1890 to 1896
• 1890 to 1920

Unlimited Coinage of Silver, 
Limit terms for President
Direct Election of Senators
Secret Ballot
Government ownership of railroads, telegraphs, and telephones.
Immigration Restriction
Graduated Income Tax
shorter work day  8 hours  
Which political party platform is list above?

• Populist platform 
• Progressive platform 
• Republican party platform 
• Democrat party platform 

Farmers were overextended with debts, and loans, 
Railroad construction had expanded faster than the markets.
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad went bankrupt
Government gold reserves worn thin
Stock market crashed 
All of the above were causes of the 

• Panic of 1893
• Great Depression of 1893
• Panic of 1896
• Panic of 1894

Which political party supported the adoption of gold standard?

• Democract
• Republican
• Populist 

Which political party turned the American two party system into a three party system?

• Grange
• Populist 
• Progressive Party 
• Democract

Who was the winner of the 1896 election?

• Williams Jennings Bryan 
• William McKinley 
• William Jennings Mckinley 

Which politcal party were mainly business owners and bankers from industrialized areas?

• Republican Party 
• Democratic Party 
• Populist Party 

What is to control or direct according to a rule or a law?

• regulate 
• mandate 
• amendment 
• trust 

Which group of people were known as the Silverites?

• farmers and bankers
• bankers and laboreres
• farmers and laboreres
• bankers and businessmen