FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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It gave women the right to vote
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it outlawed slavery in the U.S.
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it gave citizens the ability to directly elect their senators
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.