Which of these statements best describes the impact of the populist party?
a. the populist party briefly won control of the federal government
b. the populist party caused the two parties to take up some of their positions,
c. the populist party had no impact on national politics.

The correct answer is B) The Populist Party caused the two parties to take up some of their positions.

The statement that best describes the impact of the Populist Party is

"The Populist Party caused the two parties to take up some of their positions."

Resulting from an agrarian movement disenchanted by the political decisions of the government that had affected many farmers of America, the Populists formed the People's party in 1891 and participated in the elections of the following year and they had decent results, gaining 8.5 percent of the votes. In 1896, many members united with the labor movement to enter the Democratic Party. The People's party finally disappeared in 1908.

“a committee reviews the bill and marks it up to make it more viable and to reflect interests 

the intolerable acts were punitive laws passed by the british parliament in 1774 after the boston tea party. in great britain, these laws were referred to as the coercive acts.