Assertion: senator | /r/HasProperty | chosen by state legislatures
Facets:
value: originally
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Until the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, Senators were chosen by state legislatures, not by popular vote.
text: Originally senators were chosen by the state legislators, which meant they were largely representatives of the state’s elite class.
text: Originally, senators were selected by the state legislatures, not by popular elections.