How does the president's power as chief executive provide the opportunity to shape implementation of laws passed by Congress into affect court decisions for years to come?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

Which of the islamic empires (ottomans, mughals, safavids) were the most influential and why?

What event involving the maine motivated the united states to go to war with spain? it exploded in cuba. it was hijacked in the philippines. it exploded in panama. it was hijacked in puerto rico.