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The framers entrusted the selection of US senators to?
The framers entrusted the selection of the US senators to the state legislatures. Today they are selected through a formal vote by the citizens within the state.
Who did the Framers entrust the selection of US senators to?
The Framers of the US Constitution entrusted the selection of US senators to state legislatures. Until the adoption of the 17th Amendment in 1913, state legislatures had the power to appoint senators. The amendment changed this method and established direct election of senators by the people.
Was the senator designed by framers to be elected by the people?
No, the original design of the Senate in the United States was that senators would be elected by state legislatures, not directly by the people. It was not until the 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913 that senators were elected by popular vote. This change was made in order to give citizens more direct control and eliminate allegations of corruption and backroom deals in the selection of senators.
Why were senators originally chosen by state legislators?
Senators were to be chosen by state legislatures, because many of the Framers of the US Constitution did not trust the general populace of the country to vote for the right men to be Senators. Once the decision to have two houses of Congress in the form of a Senate and House of Representatives had been made, the idea was that the Senate would be the wiser, more responsible of the two Houses. The Senate was seen in much the same way as the British House of Lords is in comparison to the British House of Commons. The Framers debated four methods of choosing the Senators: by the House of Rpresentatives; by the national executive (President); by the state legislatures; or by the general public. They settled on the state legislatures because they felt each state's Senators should be chosen by the states themselves but that the Senate was too important to be left to the general public. In fact, several framers thought the general public was not much better than a mob.
Why were special conventions and not state legislatures called upon to ratify the Constitution?
Because the Framers of the Constitution feared the legislatures would never approve a document that reduced their powers.
Why were special conventions and not state legislatures called upon the ratify the constitution?
Because the Framers of the Constitution feared the legislatures would never approve a document that reduced their powers.
Why were special conventions and state legislatures called upon to ratify the constitution?
Because the Framers of the Constitution feared the legislatures would never approve a document that reduced their powers.
Which method of selecting the president did many of the framers initially favor?
Congress chooses the President.
Which method of selecting president did many of the framers initially favor?
Congress chooses the President.
Before the adoption of the 17 Amendment in the 1913's who chose senators?
Voters have elected their senators in the privacy of the voting booth since 1913. The framers of the Constitution, however, did not intend senators to be elected in this way, and included in Article I, section 3, "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote." -www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Direct_Election_Senators.htm
What were the three methods of presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution?
The three methods of presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution were the election by Congress, election by state legislatures, and election by popular vote. They ultimately settled on the Electoral College system as a compromise between these options.
The framers of the Constitution agreed that the president should be elected by the?
The constitution calls for the President to elected by electors from the states. It allows the state legislatures to decide how to choose its electors. Probably most of the framers expected the legislatures to elect the electors rather than holding a popular election to choose them.
