How Did the Seventeenth Amendment, Which Shifted the Direct Election

question 48

Multiple Choice

How did the Seventeenth Amendment, which shifted the direct election of U.S. senators from state legislatures to voters, address progressive reform goals?

• A) It made government more responsive to voters.
• B) It resulted in senators being elected by informed, unbiased experts.
• C) It removed some decisions from the electoral process entirely.
• D) It led to greater alignment between machine politicians and progressive reformers.

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