The Progressive Party was successful in getting Congress to pass and the states to ratify the __________ Amendment on April 8, 1913, which allowed for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters themselves.

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The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified on April 8, 1913, established the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote, which was a key goal of the Progressive Party.

The Progressive Party Was Successful in Getting Congress to Pass