The Senators were chosen by state representatives. This was
done for 125 years in the Federal government.<span>
Last April 8, 1819, the 17th amendment was
ratified. It received three-quarters of the Congress' approval that allowed the
direct vote of Senators. </span>
On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.
George McGovern opposed him
They wanted to return monks to a life of order and discipline.
What economic problems confronted American farmers in 1890s? high railroad rates, crop failures and inability to repay loans. How would bimetallism help economy, according to its supporters? make them more dollar available prices and wages would then rise, which allow farmers to get out debt.
