17 Amendment
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- questions about the 17 amendments
- In state assembly and in the House of Representatives, the Seventeenth amendment was pushed through. In the case of direct democracy, hung state legislatures and liberating the Senate from corrupt government legislatures, the justification for the 17th Amendment was raised.
- Why was the 17th amendment needed?
- The 17th was a direct election by popular vote. It was intended toend corruption; it also removed one of the state legislatures' checks on federal power.
- What problems did the 17th Amendment intended?
- reflected popular dissatisfaction with the corruption and inefficiency that had come to characterize the legislative election of U.S. senators in many states.
- Why did progressives push for the 17th Amendment?
- when the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, senators were elected by state legislatures. Beginning with the 1914 general election, all U.S. senators have been chosen by direct popular election.
- What happened before the 17th Amendment?
- The framers believed that in electing senators, state legislatures would cement their tie with the national government, which would increase the chances for ratifying the Constitution.
- Why did the 17th Amendment change the way that senators are chosen?
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