The idea of checks and balances adopted into the united states constitution was drafted by
a. james madison.
b. roger sherman.
c. benjamin franklin.
d. george mason.

What law allowed the united states to claim uninhabited islands?

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?

Which one of the following statements best characterizes change to agriculture in the united states since 1900