What was the impact of the Seventeenth Amendment? (1 point)

Question

• The Seventeenth Amendment allowed people to vote directly for president.
• The Seventeenth Amendment allowed people to vote directly for senators.
• The Seventeenth Amendment allowed people to vote directly for House of Representatives members.
• The Seventeenth Amendment allowed women to vote.

Answer 1

The correct statement regarding the impact of the Seventeenth Amendment is:

• The Seventeenth Amendment allowed people to vote directly for senators.

The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, established the direct election of U.S. senators by the people, rather than being selected by state legislatures.