Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

1913 amendment establishing the direct election of senators
Legislation constitutional_amendment Q197656
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Summary

Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a constitutional amendment[1]. It draws 2,331 Wikipedia views per month (constitutional_amendment category, ranking #8 of 51).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is in the country of United States[3].
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution's instance of is recorded as constitutional amendment[4].
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution's part of the series is recorded as list of amendments to the United States Constitution[5].
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution's Commons category is recorded as Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution[6].
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution's legislated by is recorded as 62nd United States Congress[7].
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[8].

Why It Matters

Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution draws 2,331 Wikipedia views per month (constitutional_amendment category, ranking #8 of 51).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United States
    Effective date +1913-04-08T00:00:00Z
    Part of Q11698
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  2. 6w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ratified by ['Q771', 'Q816', 'Q1527', 'Q1384', 'Q1558', 'Q824', 'Q1454', 'Q99', 'Q1166', 'Q1
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  3. 6w ago · Ha2772a · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislated by 62nd United States Congress
    Part of series
    Applies to jurisdiction United States
    Instance of constitutional amendment
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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