FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Populists favored ALL of the following EXCEPT
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secret ballot
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direct election of senators
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8 hour workday
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the gold standard
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to the party’s 1896 platform, all Populists stood for financial reform, public control of railroads, free elections, and better schools.
Detailed explanation-2: -A defining principle of populism was its passionate hostility to the gold standard. Scholars have typically argued that the mostly agrarian populists opposed gold because of the heavy burden of farm debt.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country’s farmers and agrarian workers.
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