The Seventeenth Amendment gave the people the power to elect which of the following?

Changing a state constitution is an important undertaking. What is the requirement for amending most state constitutions?

a. An amendment must pass the state legislatures with a clear majority in both houses and must not be vetoed by the governor. b. Most states require an extraordinary majority (like a two-thirds vote) of both legislative chambers for an amendment to be added to the constitution. c. Most states will only add amendments that have been approved by the people of the state, bypassing the state legislature. d. Many states do not allow amendments, so the whole constitution must be rewritten.

Institutional design refers to

a. arrangements that define relationships between the various parts of government and between different levels of government. b. how states are formed c. arrangements that define relationships between states and international organizations. d. different conceptualizations of states used by comparativists. e. the relationship between markets and the state.