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The 17th Amendment The 17th amendment, passed by congress may 13, 1912, modified Article 1, section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to be able to vote for U.S. Senators. This amendment was important as prior to its creation, the Senator was chosen by the state legislature. The cause for its creation was that many republicans, who thought of the plan itself, thought that the only way to make up for the government's shortcomings was to create a stronger democracy. The 17th amendment was incredibly important in our history as our government would be much different today without it. Most likely, it would be highly corrupt and biased towards a certain party either democratic or republican.

"United States Constitution and Citizenship Day." //: 17th Amendment//. Web. 17 Nov. 2015.