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AP Success - AP US History: Populist Movement & 1896 Platform

Question 1

Multiple choice

  • The adoption of a single gold standard

  • The establishment of a national bank to control the money supply

  • The reduction of tariffs on imported goods

  • The free and unrestricted coinage of silver and gold

Question 2

Multiple choice

  • Favored indirect taxation through tariffs rather than direct taxation

  • Aimed to simplify the tax code to a flat tax rate for all citizens

  • Wanted to lower taxes for the wealthiest individuals to encourage investment

  • Sought to redistribute wealth more equitably among Americans

Question 3

Multiple choice

  • Railroad construction should be halted to focus on other forms of transportation

  • The government should control essential services to ensure fair treatment for all

  • Private enterprise was the most efficient way to manage the railroads

  • State governments, rather than the federal government, should own the railroads

Question 4

Multiple choice

  • Urban elites interested in maintaining the status quo

  • Farmers and laborers affected by economic inequality and corporate power

  • Industrialists seeking to expand their control over natural resources

  • Immigrants looking for increased protectionism in labor markets

Question 5

Multiple choice

  • Opposition to the perceived monopolistic practices of large companies

  • Desire to privatize all government-owned infrastructure

  • Support for laissez-faire capitalism and minimal government intervention

  • Interest in forming alliances with railroad magnates to gain political influence

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