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Directly by the people of each state.
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Which amendment allows for the direct election of senators by the people?
The Seventeenth Amendment allowed U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people.
Who electex senators before the 17 amendment was ratified?
Before the passage of the 17th Amendment, U.S. senators were elected by members of the individual state legislatures.
Amendment 17 of the Constitution changed the?
The 17th Amendment of the Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. Prior to this amendment Senators were elected by state legislatures.
Amendment 17 is concerned with the election of these?
Senators. Up till then, the state legislatures elected Senators. Now the people of the states would.
What amendment to the us constitution gave the people the right to elect us senator?
Prior to the 17th Amendment, senators of the U.S Senate were appointed by the state's governor. The 17th Amendment requires that senators be elected by the citizens of the state they represent.
Amendment 17 to the Constitution changed the election of Senators from?
Senators used to be elected from the state legislature and now we the people vote for a new one every 6 years.
Have senators always been elected by people?
No, they have been elected by the people only since 1913 due to Amendment 17, Sec. 1.
Direct election of us senate?
1913 constitutional amendment was edited [ 17 ]
What did the 17Th amendment mean?
The 17th amendment deals with the Senators from the states. It provides a method to allow governors and states to appoint a successor to someone that has died or resigned from their position. It also requires them to meet any additional requirements that the state has set for their legislatures.
What is considered a progressive amendment?
Amendment 16 which allows an income tax and Amendment 19 for women's suffrage were goals of the Progressive movement. Amendment 17 which called for US senators to be elected by direct popular vote may also be labeled progressive.
Did the 17 amendment extend voting or change the electoral process?
The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed the electoral process by allowing for the direct election of Senators. Prior to this amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures. The 17th Amendment extended voting rights by giving citizens the power to directly elect their Senators, instead of indirectly through state legislatures.
What amendment changed how senators are elected?
Article 1: Section 3 and 4 deals with the election. *Edit* I know exactly what you lazy peeps are trying to pull. I'm taking the poli sci class as well looking for answers :P lol. Anyways the correct answer your looking for is 17th amendment.
