Define populism, discuss some of the targets of populist sentiments in American history, and give an example of populist rhetoric used by a recent politician
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define populism as the belief that the common person is just as good as those with wealth and power in society.
2, Explain that in the 1890s populism was aimed at taming banks and railroads and can be seen in contemporary times through attacks on Hollywood celebrities, the media, and academic elites.
3, Provide an example of populist rhetoric by a politician—for example, George H.W. Bush expressing a fondness for pork rinds and country-and-western music in 1988 or George W. Bush's desire to be seen as a hardworking Texas rancher.
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