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What constitution originally specified that in each state U.S. senators would be elected by who?
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legislature of each state
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Under the provision of the original US constitution the most democratically selected body was the?
That is House of Representatives. Senators were originally elected by state legislatures.
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.
What member of The Constitution stipulated be elected directly by the people.?
The Constitution originally _____?.
The original constitution required senators to be elected by whom?
the state legislature
Unless otherwise specified in the constitution the officers of the Senate and the House are?
elected by the members
The only officials elected directly by the people in the original constitution were those of the?
The only decision making body originally elected by the people was the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Constitution would not call for the direct election of U.S. Senators until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913.
Who initially elected the senators?
The legislatires of the states rather than the people elected the Senators under Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the original Constitution. The Seventeenth Amendment changed that to provide that Senators be elected by the direct vote of the people.
Amendment 17 of the Constitution changed the?
The 17th Amendment of the Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. Prior to this amendment Senators were elected by state legislatures.
How were senators originally chosen?
"Each state has two senators, regardless of the size of its population. Originally, senators were chosen by state legislatures. In 1913 the 17th amendment provided that senators would be directly elected by the people." found on 12/4/07 at http://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm
Are senators elected from the state?
Originally before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment the Senators of the Senate were elected by the legislatures of their respective states. After the Seventeenth amendment was passed the Senators were now elected by the Citizens of United States.
Is the Constitution undemocratic?
That is a subjective question. The constitution calls for the democratic election of representives, but senators were supposed to be by appointment and the president is still elected by the electors (who we chose). Today, senators are elected by popular vote, but we the people do not have an actual vote in the presedential election. You may decide on the answer to your question from that.
People who are once elected by state legislatures?
Early in the history of the United States, US Senators were elected by their state legislatures. This was seen as one of the important differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives. This method of election appeared in Article 1, Section 3 of the US Constitution. Direct election of US Senators became the norm in all states during the 20th century with the passage of the 17th amendment in 1913.
