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On April 8, 1913, Connecticut became the 36th state to ratify the Constitution’s 17th Amendment. Learn about the only amendment…
David N. Schleicher and Todd J. Zywicki look at how the Seventeenth Amendment removed from state legislatures the power to…
On May 31, 1913, the 17th Amendment went into effect, changing how Senators are elected. In this essay from our Interactive…
Back on this day in 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution went into effect, ending indirect elections to the U.S. Senate.…
It’s the 105th anniversary of the 17th Amendment, leading us to consider what today’s U.S. Senate would look like if its…
Today, Americans will vote in elections around the country. But did you know if alternative ideas from the Founders were used…
As the Robert Menendez trial winds down, the New Jersey congressional caucus faces an odd scenario if the Senator is convicted of…
The 17th amendment, which was ratified 103 years ago today, profoundly changed how Senators were chosen to serve in Congress. The…
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at references made in President…
The 17th Amendment, which was ratified this day in 1913, allowed senators to be directly elected by the people rather than by…
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