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Who electex senators before the 17 amendment was ratified?
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Before the passage of the 17th Amendment, U.S. senators were elected by members of the individual state legislatures.
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What amendment lets people elect senators?
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.
Who were the senators chosen by before the 17th amendment was adopted?
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.
Have senators always been elected by people?
No, they have been elected by the people only since 1913 due to Amendment 17, Sec. 1.
Which Constitutional Amendment set up the current system where U.S. senators are elected by popular vote?
The 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on April 8, 1913, changed who elects U.S. Senators. From 1788 until 1912, each U.S. Senator was elected by the state legislature. Since 1914, each U.S. Senator is directly elected by the people of the state. Some states were appointing their U.S. Senators based on the popular vote for several years before the Amendment was ratified.
What did the 16th amendment change?
The seventeenth amendment to the US constitution, which was ratified on May 31, 1913, made it so that senators would be elected directly to the senate by voters. Before this Senators were appointed by the state legislators (Legislators from Delaware would choose the Senators for Delaware etc.). Before this only the representatives were directly elected. The amendment was one of the parts of the platform for the populists and later, the progressives.
What need to be added to the constitution before it could be ratified?
the 14th amendment
How many states approve an amendment before the constitution can be ratified?
38
Could congress pass a law that would reduce the number of senators from the state of Rhode Island to one?
The number of senators per state is a provision of the US constitution and it therefore can only be changed by a constitutional amendment. Congress would be able to propose such an amendment, if it wished to do so, but the amendment would have to be ratified by the state legislatures before it would become part of the constitution.
Who each state senators before 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.
Who picked each states's senators before 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.
What amendment calls for direct election to senators?
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.
How many states must approve an amendment before the Constitution can be ratified?
38
