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Summary-
The 17th amendment was a amendment that gave people the right to elect senators. This solved the problem where people did not have as much power in the government.

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We have the right to vote directly for our Senators, so it strengthened the link between citizens and the federal government.

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William Jennings Bryan- He starred at the 1896 Democratic convention with his Cross of Gold speech that favored free silver, but was defeated in his bid to become U.S. president by William McKinley.

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Political

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Established popular election of US senators by the people of the states

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For the first 125 year of federal government Americans did not directly vote for senators.

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17th Amendment