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What representatives were chosen by state legislatures in the constitution?
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How were representatives to the Constitutional Convention chosen?
By the legislatures of the different state. Each state government chose their representatives to the Constitutional Convention
How were senators chosen from a state before the 17th amendment?
They were chosen by the State Legislature instead of by a direct vote of the state's citizens.
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.
How were senators chosen in the original constitution?
Originally the US Constitution stated that senators should be chosen by state legislatures. The 17th Amendment that was passed in 1913 stated that the senators should be chosen through an election within their state.
How were US senators chosen before the general population was able to vote for them?
The Constitution allowed the state legislatures to determine how their states' Senators would be chosen. In the early days after the Constitution was ratified, legislatures often chose the Senators themselves. However, as people began to demand it, many legislatures gave the voters the right to choose their Senators even before the federal Constitution required them to do so.
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.
How did United States Senators get into office before 1913?
In the 1800s, Senators were chosen by the legislatures of the various states. Article 1 Section 1 Clause 1. This was changed in 1913, by the 17th Amendment, which provided that Senators would be chosen by the people in the same way the Representatives were.
What groups are involved in proposing and ratifying amendments to the Constitution?
There are only two groups that can propose an amendment to the US Constitution. These groups include the state legislatures and congress.
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.
State legislatures originally elected what members of Congress?
Under the Constitution, state legislatures chose the US Senators for their state. Until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, state legislatures were the bodies who determined how senators were chosen. Some states and territories had already enacted popular election prior to the amendment's passage.
Proposals for an amendment to the Constitution can be made by?
a National Convetion
How are California state legislatures chosen?
by popular vote in every state
