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  2. Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3 , Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures .

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

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    The 17th Amendment did not affect any senator chosen before it was ratified. Before the 16th Amendment on income taxes, federal government was not as powerful as today Prior to 1913, legislative ...

  4. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Seventeenth Amendment (1913) modifies the way senators are elected. It stipulates that senators are to be elected by direct popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2, under which the two senators from each state were elected by the state legislature.

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

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  6. History of the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    The Senate underwent several significant changes during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, the most profound of which was the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, which provided for election of senators by popular vote rather than appointment by the state legislatures.

  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 ...

  8. 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.

  9. Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, January 23, 1933; Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd president of the United States on March 4, 1933; The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, December 5, 1933