Seventeenth Amendment

The Seventeenth Amendment may refer to the:

  • Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, relating to cabinet confidentiality
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, granting more power to the President of Pakistan
  • Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, providing for the direct election of Senators

Famous quotes containing the words seventeenth and/or amendment:

    “Nothing in medieval dress distinguished the child from the adult. In the seventeenth century, however, the child, or at least the child of quality, whether noble or middle-class, ceased to be dressed like the grown-up. This is the essential point: henceforth he had an outfit reserved for his age group, which set him apart from the adults. These can be seen from the first glance at any of the numerous child portraits painted at the beginning of the seventeenth century.”
    —Philippe Ariés (20th century)

    “[Asserting] important First Amendment rights ... why should [executions] be the one area that is conducted behind closed doors?... Why shouldn’t executions be public?”
    —Phil Donahue (b. 1935)