Analyze why the U.S. Constitution didn’t include direct election of senators.(1 point)

Responses

It was done so that states could allow the people to tell them what to do.
It was done so that states could allow the people to tell them what to do.

It was a compromise made to get the Constitution ratified.
It was a compromise made to get the Constitution ratified.

It was done in an effort to elect senators who were more knowledgeable about the political decisions they were going to make.
It was done in an effort to elect senators who were more knowledgeable about the political decisions they were going to make.

It was a compromise to give the people control over the composition of the Senate.

It was believed that by having state legislatures appoint senators, it would ensure that the Senate represented the interests of the states themselves rather than just the popular will of the people. This was seen as a way to balance the power between the federal government and the states. Additionally, it was thought that state legislatures would be able to choose senators who were experienced and knowledgeable about state affairs, thus better equipped to represent their states in the Senate.