In the late 1800s, which of the following did the people’s party believe would give the people more political power?
a) ending the direct election of senators
b) decreasing the amount of silver in circulation
c) choosing senators through direct election
d) increasing the amount of gold in circulation
hi guys, i got this question wrong (i marked a) and was wondering what the right answer was, can anyone me out?

The thing that People's party beleived would give the people more political power in the 1800s was: C) choosing senators through direct election

In direct election, people can choose directly the person that represent them, while in indirect election people can only choose for the party and trust the party to elect a candidate for them. Choosing senators through direct election could increase the people's power because people can ensure that the person who represent them actually had similar principles/view like them.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.