Seventeenth amendment
amendment to 17th amendment
The progressive movement brought about a reform in the election of US senators. The reform provided for the direct election of senators into the legislature.
They advocated/earned: referendum, recall, initiative, direct primaries, direct election of senators (17th Amendment), and the Australian ballot. I suppose you could also add women's suffrage if you wanted to.
They were chosen by the State Legislature instead of by a direct vote of the state's citizens.
They thought it would lessen political coruption.
The 17th amendment provided for the direct popular election of the U.S senators.
The 17th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires popular election of U.S. Senators.
amendment to 17th amendment
The direct election of senators.
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
u.s. senators
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 calls for citizens of the state to elect their state senators. Before the 17th Amendment, the state governor would appoint the senators.
1913 constitutional amendment was edited [ 17 ]
The provisions of the seventeenth amendment were that the U.S. senators would be elected by the people.