Question

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution establishes
(1 point)
Responses

direct primary elections.
direct primary elections.

child labor laws.
child labor laws.

safeguards for bank deposits.
safeguards for bank deposits.

Answer 1

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution establishes **direct primary elections**. It was ratified in 1913 and allows for the direct election of United States Senators by the voters of the states, rather than being chosen by state legislatures.