The Seventeenth Amendment allowed U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people.
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The Seventeenth Amendment
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Seventeenth amendment
The direct election of senators.
The provisions of the seventeenth amendment were that the U.S. senators would be elected by the people.
Direct election of senators to Congress occurred because of the 17th constitutional amendment.
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.
direct vote for senators by the voters
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The direct election of senators was adopted in 1913 under the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment changed the way senators were chosen, shifting the responsibility from state legislatures to the people through popular vote.
The 17th amendment provided for the direct popular election of the U.S senators.
1913 constitutional amendment was edited [ 17 ]
The 17th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires popular election of U.S. Senators.