Seventeenth Amendment

American  

noun

1. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, providing for the election of two U.S. senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of six years.

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Example Sentences

For example, the Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, gave voters the right to directly elect U.S. senators.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Senators were originally appointed by state legislatures, but in 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment was approved, which allowed for senators to be elected by popular vote in each state.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Until the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures, or, in many cases, not chosen, since legislatures frequently deadlocked and left the seats vacant.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017

Congress, they lobbied for approval of the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Prior to April 8, 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment became a part of the Constitution, through ratification by the requisite votes of three-fourths of the State legislatures, senators were chosen by the State legislatures.

From Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition by James, J.A.