What problems was the Seventeenth Amendment intended to solve? Check all of the boxes that apply.

The Seventeenth Amendment established the direct election of U.S. senators by voters. Before it, state legislatures selected senators, and disagreements or deadlocks sometimes left Senate seats vacant for long periods. Direct elections also reduced the influence of political machines and corrupt arrangements in state legislatures. The amendment did not lengthen senators’ terms, and it was not intended to limit people’s influence.

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