Question
Read the excerpt of an amendment to the US Constitution and answer the question.
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.
— Seventeenth Amendment
How did concerns over representation lead to the adoption of this amendment?
A.
Voters had no way to hold state representatives accountable due to a lack of a mechanism for removing them from office.
B.
The Senate was not representative of the electorate because people were not able to directly elect their state's senators.
C.
Citizens who were eligible to be drafted into military service did not have the power to elect government representatives.
D.
Poll taxes and other barriers to voting resulted in certain groups being significantly underrepresented in government.
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.
— Seventeenth Amendment
How did concerns over representation lead to the adoption of this amendment?
A.
Voters had no way to hold state representatives accountable due to a lack of a mechanism for removing them from office.
B.
The Senate was not representative of the electorate because people were not able to directly elect their state's senators.
C.
Citizens who were eligible to be drafted into military service did not have the power to elect government representatives.
D.
Poll taxes and other barriers to voting resulted in certain groups being significantly underrepresented in government.
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B. The Senate was not representative of the electorate because people were not able to directly elect their state's senators.
This choice accurately reflects the concerns that led to the adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment, which established the direct election of Senators by the people, thereby addressing issues of representation and accountability in the Senate.
This choice accurately reflects the concerns that led to the adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment, which established the direct election of Senators by the people, thereby addressing issues of representation and accountability in the Senate.
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