Lesson 10 The People's Party Trivia
Think you know it all? Play The People's Party Trivia and find out.
- 1.A _________________________ is an organization whose aim is to gain control of the branches of government through the election of its candidates to public office. Their main functions are similar: to supply workers for government positions; to have these workers involved in making and following through with the laws and policies that are created, and to represent individuals in their government.
- A.
Political party
- B.
Magnate
- C.
Aristocracy
- D.
Conservation
- 2.Check each of the following items that were part of the Populist Party Platform.
- A.
Secret ballots
- B.
Women's suffrage
- C.
Graduated income tax
- D.
Printing more paper money
- E.
Financially helping farmers
- F.
Protecting workers from unsafe and unfair business practices
- G.
Government control of the railroads
- H.
End to big business monopolies
- I.
To raise all taxes
- J.
To protect a free market economy
- K.
To eliminate government overspending
- L.
To get rid of federal government
- M.
To cut the size of senators in congress
- N.
To keep currency backed by gold
- O.
To give people who were out of work government jobs
- P.
To establish a government funded health care policy
- 3.___________________ means a person is guilty of dishonest practices, such as bribery.
- A.
Corrupt
- B.
Reformer
- C.
Radical
- D.
Heritage
- 4._____________________ are people favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms and work to put their extreme ideas into practice.
- A.
Radicals
- B.
Reformers
- C.
Conservationists
- D.
Magnates
- 5.___________________ are people who work to right wrongs, fix corruption, and change things for the better.
- A.
Reformers
- B.
Radicals
- C.
Magnates
- D.
Hayseeds
- 6.___________________________ is the right to vote in a political election.
- A.
Suffrage
- B.
Heritage
- C.
Speculative
- D.
Tenant
- 7.________________________ is a subject or issue were there are at least two parties in strong disagreement.
- A.
Controversial
- B.
Circulation
- C.
Conservation
- D.
Heritage
- 8._________________________ is a tax which rises in steps, with those having the highest income paying the highest percentage of tax.
- A.
Graduated Income Tax
- B.
World Market
- C.
Merchant Class
- D.
Political party
- 9.__________________________ is a risky or unsafe business practice.
- A.
Speculative
- B.
Monetary
- C.
Communism
- D.
Conservation
- 10.___________________________ is preserving or restoring something from being lost, damaged, or neglected.
- A.
Conservation
- B.
Reform
- C.
Monetary
- D.
Debt
- 11.__________________________ is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
- A.
Conspiracy
- B.
Combine
- C.
Circulation
- D.
Platform
- 12._______________________ is a powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry.
- A.
Magnate
- B.
Reformer
- C.
Radical
- D.
Tenant
- 13.The __________________________ is an exchange for goods or services across national boundaries to include the entire world or nearly the entire world.
- A.
World Market
- B.
Graduated Income Tax
- C.
Political Party
- D.
Monetary
- 14.___________________________ are wealthy and influential people who heavily influence the government or even rule a government.
- A.
Aristocrats
- B.
Radicals
- C.
Reformers
- D.
Tenant
- 15._______________________ is money one person, organization, or government owes to another person, organization, or government. The borrower of the money has a limited amount of time to pay back that money with interest.
- A.
Debt
- B.
Mortgage
- C.
Combine
- D.
Suffrage
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