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Before 1913 the only officials elected directly by the people were the members of the senate?
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Before 1913 the only officials elected directly by the people were the?
Members of the House of Representatives. [NovaNet]
What are elected officials that make laws?
Council members are elected officials that can make laws. The vote must be by majority before the law will become an ordinance.
What did the 17th amendment to the US Constitution accomplish?
Before the 17th Amendment, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly by the people, but members of the Senate were elected by the individual states' legislatures. However, the 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from the state legislatures to the people. As a result, senators are now directly elected by the people.
How are members of the House and Senate elected?
They are elected by the people before the president.
Who elects the Senators of a state?
After the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, Senators are by law directly elected by the voters in their respective states. Before 1913 it was up to the states to decide how they would choose their Senators. Some were directly elected, some were chosen by State Legislatures.
Can Wisconsin residents recall a vote on Scott Walker?
Wisconsin law permits voters to recall elected officials under certain circumstances. Recall is an opportunity for voters to require elected officials to stand for election before the end of the official's term. No petition for recall of an officer may be offered for filing before the expiration of one year after commencement of the term of office for which the officer is elected. The Elections Board staff has prepared a manual, Recall of Local Elected Officials, which can be found on the agency website.
Will Obama extend the tax credit?
Who knows what our elected officials are going to do to any of the tax before the end of the year 2010.
How are the leaders of the two parties in congress chosen?
Members vote at a party caucus before Congress organizes
Whats one way in which Progressive legislation granted citizens greater participation in state governments?
during the reform, voters were now able to : *select party candidates *put bills before state legislature *can vote on bills directly * and remove elected officials from office
What different jobs require taking the oath of office?
All federal officers are required to state an oath before taking office. This includes all members of all three branches of the government. The oath of office is in the Constitution.
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.
Before they were elected directly senators were chosen by?
Originally, The Constitution, provided that the Senate was chosen by the State Legislature. But, in 1913, the 17th Amendment was adopted, to which it provides that Senators shall be chosen directly by the voters of the States.
