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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. Seventeenth Amendment | Definition, Summary, & Facts | Britannica

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   Seventeenth Amendment, amendment (1913) to the Constitution of the United States that provided for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters of the states.

4. Seventeenth Amendment | Resources - U.S. Constitution

   constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-17

   Seventeenth Amendment. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

5. 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S...

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   Passed by Congress on May 13, 1912, and ratified on April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. Prior to its passage, senators were chosen by state legislatures.

6. 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S...

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   17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators. En Español. Americans did not directly vote for senators for the first 125 years of the Federal Government. The Constitution, as it was adopted in 1788, stated that senators would be elected by state legislatures.

7. 17th Amendment | U.S. Constitution | US Law - LII / Legal...

   www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxvii

   Amendment XVII. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures.

8. Landmark Legislation: The Seventeenth Amendment to the...

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   The Seventeenth Amendment restates the first paragraph of Article I, section 3 of the Constitution and provides for the election of senators by replacing the phrase “chosen by the Legislature thereof” with “elected by the people thereof.”

9. Seventeenth Amendment of the US Constitution - Justia Law

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   Seventeenth Amendment of the US Constitution -- Popular Election of Senators. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

10. 17th Amendment - Popular Election of Senators | Constitution...

    constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xvii

    17th Amendment. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.

11. Overview of Seventeenth Amendment, Popular Election of Senators...

    constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt17-1/ALDE_00000038

    An annotation about the Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.