The 17th Amendment (C) established the system of direct elections of Senators by the voting public. This changed the system whereby these individuals were previously elected by state legislatures.
The issues are "Navies and fishing rights on the Great Lakes".
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This is a democracy due to that when this country rose against England, it was motivated to have a say in government and laws which it felt were unfair and had people to give them say in government affairs. Hence, this a representative democracy. Citizens vote for their government officials and the checks and balances prevent one branch from having too much or too little power. These officials represent the citizens' ideas and concerns in government.
Honestly, any city around a river, or body of water, like Chicago (Lake Michigan) or New York or San Francisco (The Bay). Richmond, VA (James River).