The selection of senators by state legislatures was intended to serve as a check on which of the following?
A) State legislatures
B) The Senate
C) Popular will
D) The president
E) Larger states

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The selection of senators by state legislatures was intended to serve as a check on popular will. The framers of the Constitution believed that direct election of senators by the people could lead to mob rule and wanted the state legislatures to have a say in who represents their state in the Senate.

The Selection of Senators by State Legislatures Was Intended to Serve