The Seventeenth Amendment

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.  The electors in each State shall have one vote.  The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. 

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. 

This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution."

This amendment repealed Article 1, Section 3 of the Constitution.  This was changed because the representatives were only being chosen from a specific group of people who had the same ideals as the framers.  This had to change because of controversial scandals like “buying your seat”, which didn't allow the people to control their government.  Because of this now the people elect our senators and representatives.  

This image shows why the seventeenth amendment was put into place.  The people who are becoming representatives of this country need to be elected and shouldn't be able to buy their places there. 

This image shows the controversial feelings about being able to vote for your representatives.  To this day some people feel that their votes in the government don't really count or matter.