Transcript Populism Movement

Populism Movement
1. What started the movement?
Farmer’s Alliances realized they needed
a political base to make changes
2. What group of people is the movement
geared toward?
Common People
3. What was the main positive of the
movement?
Showed the power of organizing the
common people.
Populist Party Reforms
• Graduated Income Tax—Higher incomes pay higher
percentage of their income in taxes.
• Secret Ballot—Make voting choices private in order to
avoid election fraud.
• 8 Hour Work Day—Less hours for factory workers.
• Popular Election of Senators—People choose instead
of state congress.
• Silver Money—More money in circulation so debts
could be paid and prices would go up for farmers.
• Single Term for President and Vice President—Limit
the power of the executive branch and get more ideas
into office.
Populism Propaganda
• The Populist Party sought many reforms in the 1890s.
You have been selected by the Populist Party to
design propaganda to try to influence people to
support your party. You will need to develop a sign
that will gather support for one Populist Party reform.
You sign should include:
– An original slogan that supports the reform and catches
attention.
– Appropriate pictures that represent the reform.
• You need to be ready to present your sign by the end
of the period today. It will be graded based on
originality, support for your reform, pictures, and
neatness.