What party did populist in hopes of having their agenda adopted

The populist party had hopes for democratic party since they tended to have somewhat similar beliefs as them. Most of the populist demands, however, were not shared by republicans OR democrats, and were led to creating a third party. William Jennings Bryan, a democratic candidate, did adopt their agenda and become a platform for their voice eventually.

both are true, the congress does have the power to create banks, even if this power is not specifically described in the constitution, since there is nothing restricting it and there is power given to the congress to make "all laws which shall be necessary and proper". maryland was not allowed to tax a branch of the national bank operating there, and the supreme court decided that no state could. both of these topics were discussed in a decision of the mcculloch v. maryland case in 1819.