Why Did the Seventeenth Amendment Pass in the Early Twentieth

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why did the Seventeenth Amendment pass in the early twentieth century?

• A) States' rights advocates wanted to reduce the power of state legislatures in favor of state governors.
• B) The Progressives wanted to reduce the power of state legislatures.
• C) The state governments became more involved in activities that were traditionally addressed at the national level.
• D) The Progressives wanted to reduce the power of the president.

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