Question

One of the most extreme democratic reforms in the Progressive Era was the popular election of U.S. _______________, which was established by a constitutional amendment ratified in 1913.

Senators

Answer 1

The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can