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Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Seventeenth Amendment: Popular Election of Senators

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the 17th Amendment, which called for the direct election of Senators. The text is followed by a discussion of the Amendment.
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Primary
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Additional Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution contains within itself the process of changing it. The amendment process is described in Article 5. Amendments can be proposed in Congress when 2/3rd of both Houses agree. The states can play a role in proposing changes...
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts