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What party wanted graduated income tax eight hour work days and direct election of US senators?
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Populist Party in the late 19th century. Those were the goals of the labor workers.
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When were some of the populist party's proposals adopted?
-Silver backed money -people electing the senators -graduated income tax -government run railroads -8 hour work day
What reforms did the populists support?
They called for the election of US senators by popular vote, rather than by state legislatures (17th Amendment). They demanded the universal use of the secret (Australian) ballot, to prevent employers from forcing workers to vote a certain way. They introduced the ideas of the initiative, referendum and recall which were added to many state constitutions. They called for the abolition of national banks and for the government ownership of railroads and the telegraph (socialistic ideas). They advocated a postal savings system so that ordinary people might avoid depositing their money in privately owned banks, and for a graduated income tax.
What of the following did Populists support?
They wanted the government to create a graduated income tax. (APEX)
Which progressive reform was designed to provide founds for school and federal programs?
Graduated income tax
What group of people did the populist party support?
8 hour work days, immigration restrictions, government control over the railroad, telephone, and telegraph system
What are populists beliefs?
A graduated income tax Direct election of senators A government more responsive to the public
What were some things that Populists wanted to become a law?
graduated income tax, the direct election of senators, initiative and recall\
When were some of the populist party's proposals adopted?
-Silver backed money -people electing the senators -graduated income tax -government run railroads -8 hour work day
Whose platform included proposals for a graduated income tax direct election of US senators by the people protection against consumer fraud and more government loans for farmers?
populist party
Why was the populists formed?
It was a political party; Made up of farmers who wanted tariff reform, a graduated income tax, regulation of railroads, the use of silver money, and the direct election of U.S. senators.
What was the populist party's platform in 1892?
The Populist Party Platform in 1892 was called the Omaha Platform. It called for the graduated income tax, the secret ballot, the direct election of Senators, and the eight-hour day.
What did the seventeenth amendment establish?
The provisions of the seventeenth amendment were that the U.S. senators would be elected by the people.
What were the objectives of the Populist movement?
The Populist party goals were the abolishment of national banks, a graduated income tax, direct election of senators, civil service reform, an 8-hour work day, and control of railroads, telephones, and telegraphs by the government.
Although the populist party failed to elect its candidates to the presidency some of the partys proposals were later adopted when?
some of the party's proposals were later adopted when Constitutional amendments establishing a graduated income tax and the direct election of U.S. senators were ratified.
Although the populists party failed to elect its candidates to the presidency some of the partys proposals were later adopted when?
some of the party's proposals were later adopted when Constitutional amendments establishing a graduated income tax and the direct election of U.S. senators were ratified.
What were populists in favor of a direct election of senators b Privatization of utilities c Removal of the income tax d The initiative and referendum?
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What period in the US were the amendments concerning the income tax direct election of Senators Prohibition and women's suffrage enacted?
Progressive Era.
