WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ROBBER BARONS
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What amendment provided for the direct election (by the voters) of senators (1913-political Progressives)?
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16th
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17th
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18th
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19th
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Effect. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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