The 17th amendment
Before the ratification of the 17th Amendment each state's legislature elected the two U.S. Senators. Direct election of Senators allowed to voting public to vote for the Senators of their choice.
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.
The reform that allowed voters, rather than party bosses, to choose candidates for elections is known as direct primary elections. In direct primaries, registered party members have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates. This reform aimed to increase participatory democracy and reduce the influence of party elites in candidate selection.
direct elections
The Seventeenth Amendment allowed U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people.
Elections in India are of two types direct and indirect elections
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Prior to the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 a Senator was elected by their home state's house of representatives. The 17th Amendment changed this process making Senators directly electable by the people.
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Seventeenth amendment
It allowed the people to vote for Senators instead of the State Legislatures and provided a contingency plan that gave the governor of each state the power to choose a new Senator when the seat was vacated before the next election.
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