The Seventeenth Amendment allowed which of the following positions to be elected by the people?
A. Senators
B. House of Representatives members
C. Majority leader of the Senate
D. President
E. Speaker of the House
Answer: A
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a. partisan politics b. the structure of the legislation session c. the consequences of going against the governor's plan can keep legislators off important committees d. legislators who think that the governor should have final say in the legislative process
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