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Do state legislatures choose members of the us senate?
The 17th Amendment gave the people the power to directly elect their Senators, versus allowing a legislature to elect them. The 17th Amendment gave the people the power to directly elect their Senators, versus allowing a legislature to elect them.
Which constitutional amendment shifted the power to elect senators from state legislators to popular elections?
17th Amendment
How did the seventeenth amendment to the us constitution give more political power to the individual voter?
The 17th amendment allows voters to elect senators by popular vote. Before this amendment senators were elected by state legislature not the people.
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 calls for direct election to senators?
The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution calls for the direct election of senators. Before its ratification in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. The amendment gives citizens the power to vote directly for their senators in elections.
Who has the power to enforce the 13th amendment by passing laws?
congress
How did the passage of the 17th amendment affect senatorial elections?
The 17th amendment took the power for selecting senators from the state legislators and gave it to the populous. This made the senatorial races a direct election instead of an indirect election.
What amendment gives congress the power to impose an income tax?
the 16th amendment...
What amendment gave congress the power to impose American people?
Amendment 10
What is the constituent power of congress?
The non-legislative power of Constitution-making and the Constitutional Amendment process.
Does congress have the power to appoint a commander in chief?
No Congress does not have the power to appoint the Commander in Chief. The Commander in Chief is the President and US citizens have the power to elect the President.
Who sets compensation for senators?
Compensation for senators is set by Congress through legislation. The Constitution grants Congress the power to determine the salary and benefits for senators. Any changes to compensation for senators would require a new law to be passed by Congress.
