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The Senate and the Loss of “Mixed Government”

The Senate and the Loss of “Mixed Government”

Audio Mises Wire · Mises Institute

February 19, 2026

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Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/senate-and-loss-mixed-government

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DemocracyPoliticsProgressivismU.S. History