The Seventeenth Amendment, which came about amid persistent and widespread charges of bribery, mandated which of the following?
A. the creation of the Electoral College
B. prohibition of alcohol
C. the direct and popular election of senators
D. a two-term limitation for presidents
Answer: C
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