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The seventeenth amendment changed the way U.S. senators are chosen, it was passed in 1913. Until then, members of the senate were chosen by the legislature of their states. The seventeenth amendment allowed people to elect their senators directly. (extended the right to vote more people)

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Q: How did the 17th amendment give people a greater voice in government?
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