What is the main purpose of the bill of rights
a. to spell out the congress
b. to give adult citizens the right to vote
c. to protect the individual from government abuse
d. to protect the end of slavery

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?

What method did party bosses use to maintain the power of their political machines?

How did the american revolutionary war change how some americans viewed the enslavement of african americans?