Who Chose Senators in 1787
On June 7, 1787, the Framers Settled on a Third Option. They Decided That State Legislatures Should Select Senators, Without Any Involvement by the House of...
On June 7, 1787, the framers settled on a third option. They decided that state legislatures should select senators, without any involvement by the House of Representatives. The state legislatures, they argued, would provide the necessary “filtration” to produce better senators—the elect of the elected.
What does the Constitution say about senators original selection?
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.” In addition, it allows the governor or executive authority of each state, if …
How were senators chosen before 1913 How are they chosen today hint look ahead to Amendment XVII?
Prior to its passage, Senators were chosen by state legislatures. … When the House passed proposed amendments for the direct election of Senators in 1910 and 1911, they included a “race rider” meant to bar Federal intervention in cases of racial discrimination among voters.
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