Prior to the 17th Amendment. senators were chosen byGroup of answer choicesstate legislatorsthe people of the statespecial state conventionsselect House Committees

The Constitution was changed to allow for direct election of US Senators withthe Sixteenth Amendment.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The framers entrusted the selection of U.S. senators toMultiple Choicespecially chosen electors.state legislatures.direct vote of the people.state governors.federal magistrates.

How did U.S. Senators vote prior to 1913?According to the political party they representedAccording to how their state legislature told them to voteAccording to how the local government told them to voteAccording to how special interest groups told them to vote

Which constitutional amendment expanded the right to vote?A.NineteenthB.Twenty-SecondC.Twenty-FirstD.Twentieth

. Why was it important to Southerners to keep an equal number of senators from states without slavery and states with slavery in Congress? Mention the defeat of the Tallmadge Amendment in your answer.