Question

Explain the origins of TWO of the following third parties and evaluate their impact on United States politics and national policies. The People’s Party (Populists), 1892; The Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party), 1912; The States’ Rights Party (Dixiecrats), 1948; The American Independent Party, 1968

Answer 1

Of the groups listed here, the one that probably had the most impact on American society in terms of changing people's lives was the The Progressive Party, which took great pains to end corruption in government and big business.