Day 2.2 The Populist Party and Third Party Effects

Day 2: The Populist Party and Third Party Effects

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Instructions

CREATIVE EXTENSION

Explore various online resources (videos, articles, and websites) about the Populist Party. Suggested platforms include Khan Academy, YouTube, or educational websites that provide summaries and analyses of the Populist Party's emergence, goals, and significance.Focus on key topics such as:The origins of the Populist Party.Major goals like the graduated income tax and regulation of railroads.

Interactive Research (30 minutes):

Create a visual representation (like a poster or infographic) that illustrates the key goals of the Populist Party and the impact of third parties in elections. Use tools like Canva or Google Slides to enhance your presentation with images and data.

Visual representation

A political party is considered a third party when it is not one of the two major parties. Third parties are often formed when voters feel like their needs are not being met by the major political partiesThird-party candidates almost never win, but they draw votes away from the two major political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. This can influence the outcome of an electionIn the 1892 election, the Populist Party was considered a third party and received about 8% of the popular voteThe Populist Party soon faded out, but its reform agenda items were adopted by the two major political parties

Third Party Effects

At the beginning of the Progressive Era, the Populist Party emerged and took on the fight for working-class citizensThe Populist Party wanted to assist with farmers’ debts and provide the public with more opportunities to participate in the governmentTo achieve these goals, the Populist Party’s platform focused on -standardizing the coinage of silverintroducing a graduated income taxregulating railroad shipping feesimplementing the direct election of senators

The Populist Party