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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 Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in April 1913, changed the manner in which our U. S. Senators are selected. Prior to the Amendment, Article I, Section 3 provided that the Senators were chosen ...

  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. List of clauses of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law.

  7. Can U.S. president and vice president be from the same state ...

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    The U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1789, is our supreme law. The first ten amendments were ratified in December 1791. The Eleventh Amendment was ratified in 1795 and the Twelfth in 1804 ...

  8. What is the debt ceiling, and could Biden avoid a financial ...

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    The theory is based on a clause in the 14th Amendment that reads “the validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and ...

  9. Seventeenth Amendment - Wikipedia

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    The Seventeenth Amendment may refer to the: Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, 1964 amendment relating to the acquisition of property by government;