Contrast the election of representatives with the election of senators.

The Constitution, as it was adopted in 1788, stated that senators would be elected by state legislatures. ... During the 1890s, the House of Representatives passed several resolutions proposing a constitutional amendment for the direct election of senators. Each time, however, the Senate refused to even take a vote.

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