According to Hughes and Cain (2011),what Did the Populists Want

question 48

Multiple Choice

According to Hughes and Cain (2011) ,what did the Populists want?

• A) To use the federal government to redistribute income and wealth
• B) A more direct democracy that limited the powers of state legislatures
• C) A secret voting ballot and public education
• D) All of the above

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