Question

What problems was the 17th Amendment intended to solve

A: The people having too much influence on members of Congress
B: State legislators often failing to elect a senator in a timely fashion
C: The term of office for senators not being long enough and needing to be amended
D: Senators being chosen by political machines rather than by the people

Answer 1

B and D

State legislatures often failed to elect a senator in a timely fashion.

Senators were being chosen by political machines rather than the people.

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