17th Amendment Constitution Law Government United States

17th Amendment Constitution Law Government United States

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. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.

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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia - Provides for the direct election of United States Senators. Shown are ratification dates and states, history and text.
Article V - Proposes the repeal of the 17th Amendment of the Constitution and an amendment to address fiscal accountability.
The Road to Mass Democracy: Original Intent and the Seventeenth Amendment - Book by Christopher Hyde displayed by Google Books. Shown are some passages, chapter index and links for purchase.
The Failure of the 17th Amendment - Written by C. H. Hoebeke who a librarian at the University of Virginia and Fellow in Constitutional History at the Center for Constitutional Studies.
Direct Election of Senators - From the United States Senate website. Includes history and text.

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