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populist
work for a common man _aka peoples pary)
graduated oncome tax
they wanted people to be taxed according to how much money they made`
radical
extreme
hayseed
compared to a communist because they wanted americans to be free
political platform
beliefs or pland of a candidate
list 3-5 ideas that were included in the 1892 populist platform
wanted a secret ballot
demanded shorter working hours
called for government to own and operate railroads
wanted telegraph systems
graduated federal income tax
u.s senators to be elected directlty by people
greenbacks
a special type of money used by abe loncoln durig civil war times
inflation
rising prices according to peoples demand on goods
deflation
when prices go down
surplus
gold and silver piled up because the governmenthad more money coming in then it was spending
federal reserve system
the central banking authority for the u.s
mortgage
a tax on housing
default
stop paying morgage
forclosure
when bank takes over your home
gold standard
money backed up by gold
silver standard
money backed up by silver
depression
not a lot of money in circulation
mint
makes money
assay
find value of gold
tariff
tax on foregin goods
strike
stop working in order to force an employer to pay higher wages or to meet other demands
scab
a replacment worker