Senators Elected by Popular Vote.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
It helped end political corruptions
The 20th Amendment, Passed by Congress March 2, 1932, Ratified January 23, 1933
The seventeenth amendment was passed on May 13th, 1912 but ratified on April 8th, 1913
In giving the elective power to the states, the framers of the Constitution hoped to protect state independence