The 17th Amendment (1913) provided for direct election of U.S. senators. Prior to this, senators were __________.
a. elected by party primaries
b. chosen by state legislatures
c. appointed by the president
d. picked by Congress
The correct answer is b: before the 17th Amendment, the senators were chosen by the state legislatures (the general Assemblies of the states), as was specified in the Article I of the constitution,
