Until ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, members of the Senate were selected by

A. direct elections.
B. the president.
C. state legislatures.
D. primary runoffs.
E. regional coalitions.


Answer: C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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