17th Amendment | What is the Seventeenth Amendment?
The Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution sets a two senator limit for each state.
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The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures. When vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, that the legislature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
Progressive Era Amendments
The Progressive Er Amendments are comprised of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments.
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes.
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment limits the Senate to two Senators per state
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendments is the prohibition amendment. It prohibited the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote.