Why Did the Seventeenth Amendment Pass in the Early Twentieth

Multiple Choice

Why did the Seventeenth Amendment pass in the early twentieth century?

A) States' rights advocates wanted to reduce the power of state legislatures in favor of state governors.
B) The Progressives wanted to reduce the power of state legislatures.
C) The state governments became more involved in activities that were traditionally addressed at the national level.
D) The Progressives wanted to reduce the power of the president.