Seventeenth Amendment
Americannoun
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For example, the Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, gave voters the right to directly elect U.S. senators.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Senators were originally appointed by state legislatures, but in 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment was approved, which allowed for senators to be elected by popular vote in each state.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Until the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures, or, in many cases, not chosen, since legislatures frequently deadlocked and left the seats vacant.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017
The Seventeenth Amendment allowed the direct election of United States senators by the people.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
What reasons can you give in favor of the Seventeenth Amendment?
From Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition by James, J.A.
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