Populism: Check for Understanding

Populism is a:

• political party

• way of gaining support for an idea

• movement of appeal to the people

• all of the above

Populists can be used by different sides of the political spectrum.

• True

• False

Populism appeals to the people's:

• fears

• anger

• anxiety

• all of the above

Populism often blames a group for the woes (problems) in America. Which group is often attacked?

• poor

• rich

• workers

• farmers

Match the following

• communists hurting America

• McCarthy

• economy hurt by illegal immigration

• Obama

• 8 hour day,

  labor unions,

  railroad limits

• Populist Party

• Healthcare for all

• Huey Long

• take wealth from rich and give to poor

• Trump

One question I have about populism is....