Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... power of the Canadian Parliament and provincial legislatures in Canada when it was adopted by the British Parliament in 1982 (though as part of the Canada Act (UK) 1982 it ...