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Senate and states

Constitutional by The Washington Post

Sep 11, 201745:22Society & Culture

When the United States changed its process for electing senators, did that lead to a decline in state power? Or did it instead bring us closer to a "more perfect union"?

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Senate and states is an episode from Constitutional by The Washington Post. When the United States changed its process for electing senators, did that lead to a decline in state power? Or did it instead bring us closer to a "more perfect un...

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