Electing the Senate: Indirect Democracy before the Seventeenth Amendment - Princeton Studies in American Politics - Wendy J. Schiller - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691163178 - December 21, 2014
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Electing the Senate: Indirect Democracy before the Seventeenth Amendment - Princeton Studies in American Politics


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From 1789 to 1913, U. S. senators were not directly elected by the people--instead the Constitution mandated that they be chosen by state legislators. This radically changed in 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving the public a direct vote. Electing the Senate investigates the electoral connections among const


256 pages, 13 line illus. 21 tables. 4 maps.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 21, 2014
ISBN13 9780691163178
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 256
Dimensions 155 × 236 × 19 mm   ·   408 g
Language English  

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