Which event made jim crow laws illegal?
the civil rights act of 1964
the emancipation proclamation
the brown vs. board of education decision

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?

Hich explains why the constitution gave congress the power to create a system of federal courts? the constitution wanted congress to share power with the judicial branch. the constitution anticipated the need for courts lower than the supreme court. the constitution wanted congress to share power with the appellate courts. the constitution anticipated the need for courts equal to the supreme court.

What battle in the civil war was known as the bloodiest war ?