Prior to the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 a Senator was elected by their home state's house of representatives. The 17th Amendment changed this process making Senators directly electable by the people.
The 27th Amendment
Election of 1800In 1804,the 12th amendment solved the problems by creating separate ballots for president and vice president.
Yes, amendment is a noun, both the process and the document. An amendment is a change, and is usually a written statement as with the US Constitution.
The 27th amendment to the US Constitution is one which states that a member of Congress' salary can't be changed until the next election (meaning essentially that they have to be reelected to get a change, up or down; that is, their salary remains the same over their entire term.) To date, it hasn't been ratified by Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, and Pennsylvania.
they can take any amendment and change its meaning to what they want it to say.
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The seventeenth amendment changed the way the senators were elected. Initially the senators were elected directly by the people, but after the 17th amendment change, the senators are appointed by the state legislatures.
The 27th Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, & 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held.
Formal Amendment Process.
ratification of a constitutional amendment.
Do you mean "What is a change to the U.S Constitution?" if so the answer is an amendment if not ask somebody else sorry!
(Twenty-seventh Amendment)
Election of 1800In 1804,the 12th amendment solved the problems by creating separate ballots for president and vice president.
It is the point of choice - when change can happen in the political process.
Yes, amendment is a noun, both the process and the document. An amendment is a change, and is usually a written statement as with the US Constitution.
Becuase the amendment gave the people freedom