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Originally the US Constitution stated that senators should be chosen by state legislatures. The 17th Amendment that was passed in 1913 stated that the senators should be chosen through an election within their state.

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Before they were elected directly senators were chosen by?

Originally, The Constitution, provided that the Senate was chosen by the State Legislature. But, in 1913, the 17th Amendment was adopted, to which it provides that Senators shall be chosen directly by the voters of the States.


How were US senators chosen before the general population was able to vote for them?

The Constitution allowed the state legislatures to determine how their states' Senators would be chosen. In the early days after the Constitution was ratified, legislatures often chose the Senators themselves. However, as people began to demand it, many legislatures gave the voters the right to choose their Senators even before the federal Constitution required them to do so.


The original constitution required senators to be elected by whom?

the state legislature


How were senators chosen from a state before the 17th amendment?

They were chosen by the State Legislature instead of by a direct vote of the state's citizens.


How are senators chosen in Pennsylvania?

US Senators are chosen by state wide elections.


I want to challenge a friend could you list ten trivia questions?

Here's one. 1) Assuming that you are in the US: How were US senators chosen according to the original provisions of the US Constitution? They were appointed by state legislatures; they were NOT elected by the people.


How senators are chosen initially?

They were intially chosen by the legislature.


What amendment calls for direct election to senators?

The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution calls for the direct election of senators. Before its ratification in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. The amendment gives citizens the power to vote directly for their senators in elections.


In 1787 how were senators appointed?

Under the original Constitution, senators were to be appointed by state legislatures or governors, not elected by the people-in fact, this rule did not change until the Seventeenth Amendment (1913) established direct elections for senators.


How did United States Senators get into office before 1913?

In the 1800s, Senators were chosen by the legislatures of the various states. Article 1 Section 1 Clause 1. This was changed in 1913, by the 17th Amendment, which provided that Senators would be chosen by the people in the same way the Representatives were.


According to the original constitution what positions were elected directly by the people the president and vice president US senators Representatives to the House?

Electors


When did Ottawa Senators - original - end?

Ottawa Senators - original - ended in 1954.