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 ...

But the 17th Amendment, by allowing senators to be elected by the people, has negated the most basic framework of our Constitution. It has moved us toward pure democracy.

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 ...

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.

April 8 marks the 110th anniversary of the ratification of the 17th Amendment, a change to the U.S. Constitution that replaced the election of U.S. senators by state legislatures with direct ...

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.

The reason for that transformation is the Seventeenth Amendment, which became part of the Constitution in 1913. How did reformers a century ago pull this off? They started with hacks and work-arounds.

The Constitution: The Seventeenth Amendment. The power for voters to elect Senators directly. Doug Mueller | Posted on February 27, 2024, 7:20 AM (Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 2:58 PM) ...

Going back to the period before the Progressive Era, the gap between the 15th and 16th amendments lasted 43 years (1870 to 1913). It was marked by the rise of the highly divisive Gilded Age, which ...

Elections are the 17th Amendment’s focus. It commands that the people directly elect their U.S. senators to six-year terms. Of course, sometimes senators will leave office before their terms expire.

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general.. The Seventeenth Amendment ...