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American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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American politics and society
United States Presidency
principles of government
powers of Congress
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American politics and society
United States Congress
principles of government
powers of Congress
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American politics and society
United States Congress
congressional procedures
powers of Congress
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
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American politics and society
United States Congress
powers of Congress
constitutional amendments
Preferred term
Date: 1913Seventeenth Amendment
Definition(s)
- Ratified in 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for direct popular election of United States senators. Under the terms of Article 1, Section 3, of the Constitution, senators were elected by state legislatures: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. [Source: Student's Guide to Elections; Seventeenth Amendment]
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- Date: 1913
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FR2M3XF6-F
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