what was its effect?
It altered the process for electing United States senators and changed the way vacancies would be filled.
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment altered the process for electing United States senators and changed the way vacancies would be filled. Originally, the Constitution required state legislatures to fill Senate vacancies.
under the constitution prior to the seventeenth amendment united states senators were Elected for a six-year term what is the amendment about? It is an amendment to the United States Constitution which established the popular election of United States senators in each state.
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution [SEP] Effect
The Seventeenth Amendment altered the process for electing United States senators and changed the way vacancies would be filled. Originally, the Constitution required state legislatures to fill Senate vacancies. According to Judge Bybee, the Seventeenth Amendment had a dramatic impact on the political composition of the U.S. Senate. Before the Supreme Court required "one man, one vote" in "Reynolds v. Sims" (1964), malapportionment of state legislatures was common. For example, rural counties and cities could be given "equal weight" in the state legislatures, enabling one rural vote to equal 200 city votes. The malapportioned state legislatures would have given the Republicans control of the Senate in the 1916 Senate elections.