CLEP American Government
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People's Party or Populist Party
Language in the Constitution that scholarly consensus views as having to do with the open discussion of public affairs
A third party whose platform was the opposition to large institutions run by and for the wealthy that seemed to increasingly control the nation: banks, railroads, corporations, and corrupt political machines.
Manifestations, such as federal departments, that are not called for in the Constitution but are not seen as being at odds with it by a majority of Americans.
Went into effect 2004; put limits on gifts to political action committees. Now candidates have increasingly appealed to voters for small donations.