Predict Consequences How did the 17th Amendment effect a change that more closely matched the original goal of the framers?

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Predict Consequences How did the 17th Amendment effect a change that more closely matched the original goal of the framers?

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The 17th amendment is a law that gives American citizens the ability to elect their Senators. Before this time, Senators were picked by the state legislature.

This ability of the citizens to pick their Senators more closely aligns with goal of the framers of the US Constitution. This is because this law gives American citizens more political power and more say in their government. One of the goals of the new US Constitution was to be a government "by the people" and "for the people." This new amendment shows that the US government is indeed living up to its word.