They were selected by national legislatures
Congress. In the 1700's the public was not able to vote for Congress or president .
That is House of Representatives. Senators were originally elected by state legislatures.
There are 100 senators in the United States. Each of the 50 states has 2 senators. The senator is voted into office by the people of the state. Each senator voted in office serves a term of 6 years in office representing the people of the state. The Vice President is the leader over the senators.
elected by the people
state legislatures
The United States Constitution sets the number of Senators for each state at two. Originally, each state selected its senators by action of their respective legislatures. This was changed by the 17th Amendment to the Constitution passed in 1913 creating the direct election of senators in each state. The movement to change came from the progressives of the time and a number of changes in American political life can be traced to that period.
They are voted in by citizens of their home states.
they are selected by the senators
originally in 1891
The people that are selected by state governments to represent the needs of the people are senators. Congressmen are also selected to represent the peoples needs.
Originally the legislatures of each U.S. state selected their two U.S. senators and sent them to Washington. But in 1913, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provided for popular election of U.S. senators by state citizens. Each state has its own process and rules around nominating and electing their U.S. senators.
Yes, U.S. senators were originally appointed by state legislatures. This method was established by the Constitution in 1789, allowing state governments to select their senators to represent their interests at the federal level. However, this system was changed with the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, which mandated the direct election of senators by the people.