The Seventeenth Amendment (1913) was one of several constitutional amendments ratified during the Progressive Era The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from cach Statc, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and cach Senator shall have one vote. The clectors in cach State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numcrous branch of the State legislatures.

How did the amendment change the U. S. political system?

It added to the political power of state legislatures

It gave voters more direct control over the election of senators.

It created a second representative assembly in Congress.

It increased the number of senators representing each state.