American Government / Unit 7 Gov 314 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ERROR: "Senators Have Always Been Popularly Elected"
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The idea
The claim that senators have always been elected by the people is false: state legislatures originally chose them, until the Seventeenth Amendment.
In practice
Gov 042's lookup met this exact history — the annotation flags the 1913 change.
Where people slip
The original design made the Senate answer to state governments, not voters.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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