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2. Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Wikipedia

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3. Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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   The Seventeenth Amendment altered the process for electing United States senators and changed the way vacancies would be filled. Originally, the Constitution required state legislatures to fill Senate vacancies. According to Judge Bybee, the Seventeenth Amendment had a dramatic impact on the political composition of the U.S. Senate. [48]

4. In 1913, citizens earned right to vote for U.S. senators ...

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   Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general.. The Seventeenth Amendment ...

5. Category : Amendments to the United States Constitution

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   Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Nineteenth ...

6. Newberry v. United States - Wikipedia

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   The power of Congress over federal elections, McReynolds said, has its source solely in Article I, Section 4, of the Constitution. The Seventeenth Amendment, promulgated in May 1913, neither instituted nor required a new meaning of the term "election" and so did not modify Article I, Section 4. Primaries, McReynolds argued, are definitely not ...

7. A growing political movement aims to rewrite the U.S ...

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   Goals floated by the movement include a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on a variety of federal officials, a repeal of the 17th amendment and a limit on the size of the U.S. Supreme ...

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9. Federalist No. 59 - Wikipedia

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   Main Article: 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1913 the 17th amendment was passed and signed into law. This amendment effectively defeated Hamilton's argument on the matter of the election of senators and the necessary evil that he saw as a check by the states on the power of the federal government.