Question

We demand a graduated income tax...Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads... The land, including all the natural sources of wealth, is the heritage of the people, and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of land should be prohibited... [W]e demand a free and a fair count ... to every legal voter... [W]e favor a constitutional provision limiting the office of the President and Vice-President to one term, and providing for the election of Senators of the United States by a direct vote of the people."

People's (Populist) Party Platform, 1892


11. Which of the following best describes the overarching goals of the Populist Party in the late nineteenth century?


Establishment of a transcontinental network of trains and the improvements of roads in the western United States

Extension of United States influence in Central America and access to new international markets

Social and political reform guided by the ideal of the survival of the fittest

Cooperative democracy and a stronger governmental role in the economic system

Answer 1

Cooperative democracy and a stronger governmental role in the economic system

Step-by-step explanation:

The proposals of the platform are all aimed at involving the government more in economic matters.

They demand higher taxation, government ownership of railroads and the regulation of the use of natural resources. These are all measures that limit the market in those sectors, and strengthen government intervention instead,