Based on the Constitutional amendment, the populist policies that were eventually successful are the following:
Direct election of senators: this is evident after the ratification of the United States of America 17th Amendment in which Article I, section 3 changed the election of the Senators to be by the people rather than legislators.
creation of a federal income tax: this is also evident after the ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913. The amendment gave Congress the authority to levy income tax on the Citizens.
On the other hand, the populist policies that were not eventually successful are the following:
16-to-1 silver-to-gold currency ratio: this is evident in the fact, the government did not allow nor was it debated at the Congress.
government control of railroads: here, the government only set up a body to monitor the activities of the railroad operations, but not to take over or determine the prices. Eventually, the government set up Interstate Commerce Commission to monitor the railroad affairs.
Hence, in this case, it is concluded that some Populist Party policies were accepted by the US government while some others were rejected.
