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Bookmark or Share- Seventeenth Amendment | Definition, Summary, & Facts | BritannicaSeventeenth Amendment, amendment (1913) to the Constitution of the United States that provided for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters of the states. It altered the electoral mechanism established in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution, which had provided for the appointment of senators by the state legislatures.
- Seventeenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Seventeenth Amendment ( Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures.
- 17th century - WikipediaEvents. 1601–1650. 1651–1700. Gallery. Inventions, discoveries, introductions. References. Further reading. Focus on Europe. External links. 17th century. The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).
- 17th Century Timeline, 1600 Through 1699 - ThoughtCoNotable scientists of this era include the astronomer Galileo Galilei, philosopher René Descartes, inventor and mathematician Blaise Pascal , and Isaac Newton. Here is a brief historical list of the greatest technology, science, and invention hits of the 17th century.
- Enlightenment | Definition, Summary, Ideas, Meaning, History ...Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics.
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