On May 31, 1913, the 17th Amendment went into effect, changing how Senators are elected. In this essay from our Interactive Constitition, David N. Schleicher and Todd J. Zywicki explain the only ...

How the 17th Amendment Ruined Federalism. The United States ... April 8 marks the 110th anniversary of the ratification of the 17th Amendment, a change to the U.S. Constitution that replaced ...

As we head toward the 2022 elections, it is a safe bet that few Americans can identify the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, even though it’s one of the most significant amendments. Ratified ...

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the ...

When the States have ratified the proposed amendment, then it becomes part of the Constitution. One or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by Congress…” to the states. Paul G. Summers ...

The purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was to remove the power to select ... Section 152 of the state constitution provides that the Governor "shall" fill by ...

Washington State’s Republican Party approved a resolution calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators.

Even the United States Constitution is not immune to edits. The document has had plenty of amendments over the years, some granting important rights.

Repealing the 17th Amendment, which would end the direct election of U.S. senators and return the power of appointing senators to state legislatures, is a popular idea among many conservatives.

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ... *Changed by the Seventeenth Amendment.

[1.] The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. [2.] The transportation or importation into any State,Territory, or possession of the United ...