The 17th Amendment is significant because
B. It requires the direct election of US senators by voters.Here it is in its original form:
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
The Atomic bomb was correctly seen as such a jump forward in modern weaponry that it would end the war with the holder of the weapon being the ultimate victory.
This proved to be true as the dominant powers after the War were the two nations that had the weapons (US and Soviet Union).
The Arno River (C) is an important river located in the Tuscan Region of Italy and was an important geographic feature which helped Florence to become a trade center.
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