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They were intially chosen by the legislature.
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How are senators chosen in Pennsylvania?
US Senators are chosen by state wide elections.
How are senators and representatives chosen?
By the states
How are senators in the senate chosen by?
their equality
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.
Senators in the senate are chosen by population or equality?
equality
How many Senators are chosen in Illinois?
There are 59 State Senators in the Illinois Senate and two US Senators from Illinois in the US Senate.
Under the Great Compromise senators were chosen by?
Senators in the Senate are chosen by their state. The are elected to serve a period of six years before needing to be elected again.
Congress is made up of the?
House of Representatives (435 representatives) chosen through proportional representation. Senate (100 senators) chosen by equal representation, 2 senators for each state.
What did the amendments change?
The seventeenth amendment changed the way the senators were elected. Initially the senators were elected directly by the people, but after the 17th amendment change, the senators are appointed by the state legislatures.
Is there senators in Ireland?
Yes. The political system in Ireland is different than in America, so senators are chosen in different ways and have different functions, but there are senators in Ireland.
Prior to the 17th amendment who elected the Senators?
They were chosen by state legislators
How have U.S. senators been chosen since 1913?
They are elected by the people.
