How was the Populist Party platform as a collection of practical ideas that might have improved conditions in the United States or as a collection of radical and ridiculous ideas that deserved to be rejected?

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Katie Brandt

27 June, 16:59

How was the Populist Party platform as a collection of practical ideas that might have improved conditions in the United States or as a collection of radical and ridiculous ideas that deserved to be rejected?

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Carissa Leblanc · Answer 1

The correct answer is: "a collection of practical ideas that might have improved conditions in the United States"

The Populist Party platform consisted of popular reform ideas, such as:

- The Secret Ballot, before the votes, were conducted publicly which caused pressure on employers and landlords.

- A popular election for senators, without a popular vote, Senators would be elected by state legislatures which made them influenceable by business lobbies.

- Direct Democracy, the populists also pushed for an initiative, referendum and recall adoption, that are forms of direct democracy.

Other reforms are the graduation of income taxes, free and unlimited coinage of silver, banking reform and others.