Prior to the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment, why did some states not send two senators to Congress?

A. They thought senators could work from their states.

B. They decided that one senator was enough.

C. They could not find two deserving senators.

D. They could not decide who to elect.

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Declan

22 January, 10:25

Prior to the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment, why did some states not send two senators to Congress?

A. They thought senators could work from their states.

B. They decided that one senator was enough.

C. They could not find two deserving senators.

D. They could not decide who to elect.

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Thalia · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. They could not find two deserving senators.

The countries thought that sending one senator would be enough as there was no one else to go with him.

Prior to the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment, why did some states not send two senators to Congress?A. They thought senators could work from their states.B. They decided that one senator was enough.C. They could not find two deserving senators.D. They could not decide who to elect.

Prior to the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment, why did some states not send two senators to Congress?

A. They thought senators could work from their states.

B. They decided that one senator was enough.

C. They could not find two deserving senators.

D. They could not decide who to elect.